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foretell
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
foretell
(verb)
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foretell
/foɚ
ˈ
tɛl/
verb
foretells
;
foretold
/-
ˈ
toʊld/
;
/foɚ
ˈ
toʊld/
;
foretelling
foretell
/foɚ
ˈ
tɛl/
verb
foretells
;
foretold
/-
ˈ
toʊld/
;
/foɚ
ˈ
toʊld/
;
foretelling
Learner's definition of FORETELL
[
+ object
]
formal + literary
:
to describe (something) before it happens
:
predict
We cannot
foretell
the future.
Economists
foretold
impending disaster.
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