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1 foretell
[fo:'tel]past tense, past participle - foretold; verb(to tell (about something) before it has happened: to foretell the future from the stars.) predpovedať* * *• predpovedat• byt predzvestou -
2 bode ill/well
(to be an omen of or to foretell bad or good fortune: This bodes well for the future.) veštiť (dobré, zlé) -
3 prophet
[-fit]1) (a person who (believes that he) is able to foretell the future.) veštec, veštkyňa2) (a person who tells people what God wants, intends etc: the prophet Isaiah.) prorok -
4 tell (someone's) fortune
(to foretell what will happen to someone in the future: The gypsy told my fortune.) veštiť osud -
5 tell (someone's) fortune
(to foretell what will happen to someone in the future: The gypsy told my fortune.) veštiť osud
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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
future — [fyo͞o′chər] adj. [ME futur < OFr < L futurus, about to be, used as fut. part. of esse, to be] 1. that is to be or come; of days, months, or years ahead 2. Gram. indicating time to come [the future tense of a verb] n. 1. the time that is to … English World dictionary
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 — 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
future — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 time that will come after the present ADJECTIVE ▪ foreseeable, immediate, near, not too distant, short term ▪ Things will continue as they are for the foreseeable future. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
future — fu|ture1 W1S1 [ˈfju:tʃə US ər] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: futur, from Latin futurus going to be ] 1.) likely to happen or exist at a time after the present ▪ We are now more able to predict future patterns of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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
foretell — verb Foretell is used with these nouns as the object: ↑future … Collocations dictionary
foretell — [[t]fɔː(r)te̱l[/t]] foretells, foretelling, foretold VERB If you foretell a future event, you predict that it will happen. [LITERARY] [V n] ...prophets who have foretold the end of the world. [Also V that/wh] … English dictionary
foretell — Synonyms and related words: adumbrate, announce, anticipate, apprehend, approach, augur, await, be destined, be fated, be imminent, be to be, be to come, bode, call, cast a horoscope, cast a nativity, come, come on, declare, disclose, divine,… … Moby Thesaurus