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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Foretell \Fore*tell"\, v. i.
     To utter predictions. --Acts iii. 24.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Foretell \Fore*tell"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foretold; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Foretelling.]
     To predict; to tell before occurence; to prophesy; to
     foreshow.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Deeds then undone my faithful tongue foretold. --Pope.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Prodigies, foretelling the future eminence and luster
           of his character.                        --C.
                                                    Middleton.
  
     Syn: To predict; prophesy; prognosticate; augur.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Foretell \Fore*tell"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foretold; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Foretelling.]
     To predict; to tell before occurence; to prophesy; to
     foreshow.
  
           Deeds then undone my faithful tongue foretold. --Pope.
  
           Prodigies, foretelling the future eminence and luster
           of his character.                        --C.
                                                    Middleton.
  
     Syn: To predict; prophesy; prognosticate; augur.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Foretell \Fore*tell"\, v. i.
     To utter predictions. --Acts iii. 24.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  foretell
       v 1: foreshadow or presage [syn: announce, annunciate, harbinger,
             herald]
       2: make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome
          of an election" [syn: predict, prognosticate, call,
          forebode, anticipate, promise]
       3: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn: bode,
           portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage,
           betoken, foreshadow, augur, prefigure, forecast,
           predict]
       [also: foretold]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  foretell
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To predict; to tell (the future) before it
  occurs; to prophesy.
     2 (lb en transitive) To tell (a person) of the future.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  foretell
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To predict; to tell (the future) before it
  occurs; to prophesy.
     2 (lb en transitive) To tell (a person) of the future.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  foretell
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To predict; to tell (the future) before it
  occurs; to prophesy.
     2 (lb en transitive) To tell (a person) of the future.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  foretell
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To predict; to tell (the future) before it
  occurs; to prophesy.
     2 (lb en transitive) To tell (a person) of the future.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  foretell
     Englanti vb.
     ennustaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  foretell
     Engelska vb.
     förutspå, förutsäga

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Foretell /fɔːtˈɛl/
  تنبّأ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  foretell //fɔɹˈtɛl// /[foː.ˈteɫ]/ /[fɔɹ.ˈtɛɫ]/ /[fɔː.ˈtɛɫ]/ 
  предричам, предсказвам
  to predict the future