foretell

动词 v.
中文释义
英 [fɔːˈtɛɫ]    美 [foːˈteɫ]|[fɔɹˈtɛɫ]

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To predict; to tell (the future) before it occurs; to prophesy. ambitransitive
    — Deeds then undone me faithful tongue foretold.
  2. To tell (a person) of the future. transitive
    — […] there came to him a Person named Saul, whom Samuel had never before seen; but God made him know it was the same he had foretold him of.

词形变化

foretells present,singular,third-person foretelling participle,present foretold participle,past foretold past foretel alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

近义词
foresay forespeak
衍生词
foretellable foreteller
相关词
foretale forecast foresee forewarn

词源

c. 1300, from Middle English foretellen, equivalent to fore- + tell.
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