foretell
UK/fɒ:'tel/US
TOEFLC2
Definitions
v.
To predict or prophesy something before it happens; to tell the future.
预言，预告，预示
Root Breakdown
Native Englishforetellother
=foretell
Example Sentences
- 1.
Ancient prophets foretell of a coming savior figure that believers would eagerly anticipate.
- 2.
The novelist foretells technological advances that scientists later discovered decades afterward.