Meaning & use
Foretelling
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The act of predicting or announcing something before it happens.
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The old prophet was known throughout the kingdom for his accurate foretelling of droughts and floods.
Weather forecasting is really just a scientific form of foretelling, based on data rather than mysticism.
A note on using this word
Combines 'fore-' (before) with 'telling,' the same pattern found in 'foresee' and 'forewarn.'
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Predicting or announcing something before it happens, as the present participle of 'foretell.'
The seer spent her life foretelling events that later came true.
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