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foretell
English
Etymology
c. 1300, from Middle English foretellen, equivalent to fore- +? tell.
Pronunciation
- enPR: fôr-t?l?, IPA(key): /f???t?l/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): [fo?.?te?]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): [f??.?t??]
- (US) IPA(key): [f??.?t??]
- Rhymes: -?l
- Hyphenation: fore?tell
Verb
foretell (third-person singular simple present foretells, present participle foretelling, simple past and past participle foretold)
- (transitive, intransitive) 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
- foretell in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- foretell in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- toll-free, tollfree
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forewarn
English
Etymology
Early 14th century, from Middle English *forewarnen (suggested by Middle English forewarned, forewarning, forewarner, etc.), from Old English forewarnian (“to take warning beforehand; forewarn”), from Proto-Germanic *furawarn?n? (“to forewarn”), equivalent to fore- +? warn. Cognate with German vorwarnen (“to warn, forewarn”), German vorwarnen (“to forewarn”), Swedish förvarna (“to forewarn”).
Verb
forewarn (third-person singular simple present forewarns, present participle forewarning, simple past and past participle forewarned)
- To warn in advance.
Usage notes
Some discourage this use, finding the term redundant, as a warning is necessarily in advance. However, considering the word's continued presence in the English language ever since the time of the Anglo-Saxons (when it was first coined), the legitimacy of such complaints is somewhat questionable.
Additionally, many others argue that forewarn is simple emphasis (rather than redundancy), has connotations of “well in advance” (“Watch out!” and “Watch your head!” are warnings, but not forewarnings), and has connotations of “correct prediction”, as in foretell. Both forewarn and warn are well-established words, with forewarn being attested since 1330.
Derived terms
- forewarned is forearmed
Related terms
- fore-
- foretell
Translations
References
- “Forewarning signs”, The Grammarphobia Blog, May 8, 2007
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