Foretold

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Foretell \Fore*tell"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foretold}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Foretelling}.]
     To predict; to tell before occurence; to prophesy; to
     foreshow.
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           Deeds then undone my faithful tongue foretold. --Pope.
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           Prodigies, foretelling the future eminence and luster
           of his character.                        --C.
                                                    Middleton.
  
     Syn: To predict; prophesy; prognosticate; augur.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Foretold \Fore*told"\,
     imp. & p. p. of {Foretell}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  foretell
       v 1: foreshadow or presage [syn: {announce}, {annunciate}, {harbinger},
             {herald}]
       2: make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome
          of an election" [syn: {predict}, {prognosticate}, {call},
          {forebode}, {anticipate}, {promise}]
       3: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: {bode},
           {portend}, {auspicate}, {prognosticate}, {omen}, {presage},
           {betoken}, {foreshadow}, {augur}, {prefigure}, {forecast},
           {predict}]
       [also: {foretold}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  foretold
       adj : known beforehand [syn: {foreseen}, {predicted}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  foretold
       See {foretell}