foretelling (verb)

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• foretell — [c]/fɔˈtɛl/ (say faw tel) verb (foretold, foretelling) –verb (t) 1. to tell of beforehand; predict or prophesy. 2. (of things) to foreshow. –verb (i) 3. to utter a prediction or a prophecy. –foreteller, noun …  

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• bhā-2 —     bhā 2     English meaning: to speak     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘sprechen”     Material: O.Ind. probably in sabhü “ congregation, meeting “ (“*conversation, discussion”; bhü in O.Ind. indeed otherwise up to bhánati, see under only in the… …   Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary

• soothsaying — noun Date: 15th century 1. the act of foretelling events 2. prediction, prophecy • soothsay intransitive verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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• caution — I (vigilance) noun attention, attentiveness, care, carefulness, cautio, circumspection, concern, conscientiousness, consideration, cura, diligence, exactitude, exactness, forethought, guardedness, heed, needfulness, meticulousness, mindfulness,… …   Law dictionary

• prophecy, prophesy — Prophecy is a noun only, is pronounced PROF i see, and means a prediction, foretelling, or revelation of what is to come : The official s prophecy was that the energy crisis would become even more acute. Prophesy is a verb only, is pronounced… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• forecast — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. predict, divine, prognosticate; foretell, presage, portend. See prediction, plan. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. prediction, prognostication, prognosis, projection, outlook, guess, estimate, budget,… …   English dictionary for students