1. served as a sign or indication of something that would happen in the future; predicted or foreshadowed
Usage: past tense of ‘foretoken’; literary or formal

Examples

• The dark clouds foretokened a severe storm approaching.
• Her nervous behavior foretokened bad news to come.
• The economic indicators foretokened a recession.
• The strange silence foretokened trouble ahead.
• His pale complexion foretokened illness.
• The gathering of troops foretokened an imminent battle.