foreshadow

[ fawr-shad-oh, fohr- ]
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verb (used with object)
  1. to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure: Political upheavals foreshadowed war.

Origin of foreshadow

1
First recorded in 1570–80; fore- + shadow

Other words from foreshadow

  • fore·shad·ow·er, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for foreshadow

foreshadow

/ (fɔːˈʃædəʊ) /


verb
  1. (tr) to show, indicate, or suggest in advance; presage

Derived forms of foreshadow

  • foreshadower, noun

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