foretell

IPA(Pronunciation)

Verb

intransitive transitive

Japanese Meaning

未来を予言する / 先に告げる、予告する

Villagers believed the hermit could foretell the coming storm.

村人たちは、その隠者が来る嵐を予言できると信じていた。

Sense（1）

(transitive, intransitive) To predict; to tell (the future) before it occurs; to prophesy.

Deeds then undone me faithful tongue foretold.

Sense（2）

(transitive) To tell (a person) of the future.

[…] 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.

foretells

（ present singular third-person ）

foretelling

（ participle present ）

foretold

（ participle past ）

foretold

（ past ）