foretell

== English == === Alternative forms === foretel (obsolete) === Etymology === c. 1300, from Middle English foretellen, equivalent to fore- +‎ tell. === Pronunciation === enPR: fôr-tĕlʹ, IPA(key): /fɔɹˈtɛl/ (General Australian) IPA(key): [foːˈteɫ] (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): [fɔːˈtɛɫ] (US) IPA(key): [fɔɹˈtɛɫ] Rhymes: -ɛl Hyphenation: fore‧tell === Verb === foretell (third-person singular simple present foretells, present participle foretelling, simple past and past participle foretold) (ambitransitive) To predict; to tell (the future) before it occurs; to prophesy. (transitive) To tell (a person) of the future. ==== Synonyms ==== foresay forespeak ==== Derived terms ==== foretellable foreteller ==== Related terms ==== foretale ==== Translations ==== === See also === forecast foresee forewarn === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “foretell”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “foretell”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === toll-free, tollfree