[fawr-tel, fohr-] 
| to tell of beforehand; predict; prophesy. |
| fore·tell (fôr-těl', fōr-) tr.v. fore·told (-tōld'), fore·tell·ing, fore·tells To tell of or indicate beforehand; predict. fore·tell'er n. Synonyms: These verbs mean to tell about something beforehand by or as if by supernatural means: foretelling the future; augured a scandal; divined the enemy's victory; prophesying a stock-market boom; atrocities vaticinated by the antifascists. See Also Synonyms at predict. |
