Foretell Definition

Contents

• 1 English
  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Pronunciation
  • 1.3 Verb
    • 1.3.1 Translations
  • 1.4 References
  • 1.5 Anagrams

English

Etymology

From fore- +‎ tell. Compare Latinate premonition.

Pronunciation

• enPR: fôr-tĕlʹ, IPA: /fɔrˈtɛl/, SAMPA: /fOr"tEl/
  • (Australia) IPA: [foː.ˈteɫ], SAMPA: [fo:."te5]
  • (RP) IPA: [fɔː.ˈtɛɫ], SAMPA: [fO:."tE5]
  • (US) IPA: [fɔɹ.ˈtɛɫ], SAMPA: [fOr\."tE5]

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• Rhymes: -ɛl
• Hyphenation: fore‧tell

Verb

foretell (third-person singular simple present foretells, present participle foretelling, simple past and past participle foretold)

1. To tell what's going to happen in the future, especially but not necessarily by having the power of clairvoyance and using it.

References

• foretell in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• foretell in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• toll-free, tollfree

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