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foreshow
fore·show
/
fɔrˈʃoʊ, foʊr-
/
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fawr-
shoh
, fohr-
]
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verb (used with object),
fore·showed,
fore·shown,
fore·show·ing.
1.
to show beforehand.
2.
foretell; foreshadow.
Origin:
before 1000;
Middle English
forescewen,
Old English
forescēawian.
See
fore-
,
show
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foreshow
(fɔːˈʃəʊ)
—
vb
,
-shows
,
-showing
,
-showed
,
-shown
archaic
(
tr
) to indicate in advance; foreshadow
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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