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fore·tell

(fôr-t

, f

r-) KEY

TRANSITIVE VERB:
fore·told (-t

) KEY , fore·tell·ing, fore·tells

To tell of or indicate beforehand; predict.

OTHER FORMS:
fore·teller(Noun)

SYNONYMS:
foretell, augur, divine, prophesy, vaticinate

These verbs mean to tell about something beforehand by or as if by supernatural means: foretelling the future; augured a scandal; divined the enemy's victory; prophesying a stock-market boom; atrocities vaticinated by the antifascists. See also Synonyms at predict.

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