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1 foretell
[fɔː'tel]* * *[fo:'tel]past tense, past participle - foretold; verb(to tell (about something) before it has happened: to foretell the future from the stars.) predire* * *[fɔː'tel] -
2 foretell fore·tell
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3 (to) foretell
(to) foretell /fɔ:ˈtɛl/(pass. e p. p. foretold), v. t.predire; pronosticareforetellingn. [u]predizione; profezia. -
4 (to) foretell
(to) foretell /fɔ:ˈtɛl/(pass. e p. p. foretold), v. t.predire; pronosticareforetellingn. [u]predizione; profezia. -
5 foretold
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6 foretelling
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7 prophet
['prɒfɪt]nome profeta m.* * *[-fit]1) (a person who (believes that he) is able to foretell the future.) profeta, profetessa2) (a person who tells people what God wants, intends etc: the prophet Isaiah.) profeta, profetessa* * *prophet /ˈprɒfɪt/n.● the Prophet, il Profeta ( Maometto); il fondatore della setta dei Mormoni ( Joseph Smith) □ to be a prophet of doom, fare la Cassandra.* * *['prɒfɪt]nome profeta m. -
8 foretold fore·told pt , pp
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9 bode ill/well
(to be an omen of or to foretell bad or good fortune: This bodes well for the future.) far presagire -
10 predict
[prɪ'dɪkt]verbo transitivo predire [future, event]* * *[pri'dikt](to say in advance; to foretell: He predicted a change in the weather.) predire, preannunciare- prediction* * *[prɪ'dɪkt]verbo transitivo predire [future, event] -
11 prophesy
['prɒfəsaɪ]verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo profetizzare* * *verb (to foretell: He prophesied (that there would be) another war.) predire, profetizzare* * *['prɒfəsaɪ]verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo profetizzare -
12 tell (someone's) fortune
(to foretell what will happen to someone in the future: The gypsy told my fortune.) predire la sorte -
13 tell (someone's) fortune
(to foretell what will happen to someone in the future: The gypsy told my fortune.) predire la sorte
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foretell — foretell, predict, forecast, prophesy, prognosticate, augur, presage, portend, forebode are comparable when meaning to tell something before it happens through special knowledge or occult power. Foretell and predict are frequently interchangeable … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Foretell — Fore*tell , v. i. To utter predictions. Acts iii. 24. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Foretell — Fore*tell , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foretold}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Foretelling}.] To predict; to tell before occurence; to prophesy; to foreshow. [1913 Webster] Deeds then undone my faithful tongue foretold. Pope. [1913 Webster] Prodigies, foretelling… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
foretell — index herald, portend, predict, presage, prognosticate, promise (raise expectations) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Bu … Law dictionary
foretell — (v.) c.1300, from FORE (Cf. fore ) + TELL (Cf. tell). Related: Foretold; foretelling … Etymology dictionary
foretell — [v] predict, warn adumbrate, announce, anticipate, apprehend, augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, call, call it*, call the shot*, crystal ball it*, declare, disclose, divine, divulge, dope*, dope out*, figure, figure out*, forebode, forecast,… … New thesaurus
foretell — ► VERB (past and past part. foretold) ▪ predict. DERIVATIVES foreteller noun … English terms dictionary
foretell — [fôr tel′] vt. foretold, foretelling [ME foretellen, prob. transl. of L praedicere] to tell, announce, or indicate beforehand; prophesy; predict foreteller n … English World dictionary
foretell — transitive verb (foretold; telling) Date: 14th century to tell beforehand ; predict • foreteller noun Synonyms: foretell, predict, forecast, prophesy, prognosticate mean to tell beforehand. foretell applies to the telling of the coming of a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
foretell — verb 1) the locals can foretell a storm Syn: predict, forecast, prophesy, prognosticate; foresee, anticipate, envisage, envision, see See note at predict 2) dreams can foretell the future … Thesaurus of popular words
foretell — UK [fɔː(r)ˈtel] / US [fɔrˈtel] verb [transitive] Word forms foretell : present tense I/you/we/they foretell he/she/it foretells present participle foretelling past tense foretold UK [fɔː(r)ˈtəʊld] / US [fɔrˈtoʊld] past participle foretold mainly… … English dictionary