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Meaning
Verb
●
To
predict
; to
tell
(
the future
) before it
occurs
; to prophesy.
●
To
tell
(a person) of the future.
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Origin
foretell
English
fore-
English
tell
English
tellen
Middle English (1100-1500)
tellan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
تل
Arabic
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Foresay
Forespeak
Foretel
Omen
Call
Predict
Forebode
Prognosticate
Related
Foreshadow
Portend
Anticipate
Prefigure
Herald
Discern
Symbolize
Foresee
Prophesy
Represent
Envision
Recognize
Reveal
Symbolise
Affect
Indicate
Quantify
Infer
Dictate
Alter
Predetermine
Depict
Befall
Forecast
Determine
Signify
Explain
Prove
Assess
Visualize
Trigger
Trace
Identify
Characterize
Estimate
Presage
Optimize
Perceive
Witness
Model
More
Rhymes
El
Del
Nfl
Jel
Mel
Ell
Bel
Gel
Dell
Fell
Jell
Sell
Bell
Tell
Vell
Utsl
Well
Pell
Dell
Hell
Nell
Yell
Noel
Kell
Adele
Shell
Smell
Patel
Dwell
Motel
Shell
Snell
Swell
Impel
Skell
Hotel
Rebel
Knell
Expel
Spell
Befell
Spinel
Unwell
Retell
Cartel
Rappel
Dispel
Marcel
Pastel
Resell
Compel
Propel
Mistell
Oversell
Sabadell
Farewell
Foretell
Quenelle
Mistelle
Misspell
Organelle
Undersell
Personnel
Chaparral
Nonpareil
Overswell
Villanelle
Quaintrelle
La Rochelle
New Rochelle
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