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foretelling

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fore·tell

   [fawr-tel, fohr-]
verb (used with object), -told, -tell·ing.
to tell of beforehand; predict; prophesy.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English fortell. See fore-, tell1

Related forms
fore·tell·er, noun
un·fore·told, adjective

Synonyms
forecast, augur, presage, forebode.

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foretell
c.1300, from fore + tell. Related: Foretold.
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