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foretell

/foʊr'tɛl/

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verb
make a prediction about; tell in advance
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anticipate call forebode predict prognosticate promise

type of:
venture hazard pretend guess
verb
indicate, as with a sign or an omen
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augur auspicate betoken bode forecast foreshadow omen portend predict prefigure presage prognosticate

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bespeak indicate betoken point signal
verb
foreshadow or presage
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announce annunciate harbinger herald

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Definition that contains foretell

prophetic foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
prophetical foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
foreshow foretell by divine inspiration
vaticinate foretell through or as if through the power of prophecy