verb
- to tell about or predict something before it happens
Usage: often implies supernatural or prophetic knowledge
Examples
- The ancient oracle claimed she could foretell the future.
- Dark clouds foretell an approaching storm.
- The economist tried to foretell changes in the market.
- Legend says the old woman could foretell a person’s fate.
- No one can accurately foretell what will happen next year.
- The signs seemed to foretell disaster for the kingdom.