different between prediction vs foretoken

English

Alternative forms

• prædiction (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praedictio, praedictionis; equivalent to predict +? -ion. Equivalent to Germanic forespeaking, foretale, foretelling.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p???d?k?n/

Noun

prediction (plural predictions)

1. A statement of what will happen in the future.

   "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." Yogi Berra or Robert Storm Petersen (in translation from Danish)

2. A probability estimation based on statistical methods.

Synonyms

• (statement about the future): forecast, foretale, foretelling, halseny, prognosis, prognostication

Related terms

• predict

Translations

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English foretokne, fortacne, from Old English foret?cn, foret?cen (“foretoken, presage, prognostic, prodigy, sign, wonder”), equivalent to fore- +? token. Cognate with Dutch voorteken, German Low German Vörteken, German Vorzeichen.

Noun

foretoken (plural foretokens)

1. A prognostic; a premonitory sign; warning or presentment.

Etymology 2

From Middle English *foretoknen, fortaknen, from Old English foret?cnian (“to foreshow”).

Verb

foretoken (third-person singular simple present foretokens, present participle foretokening, simple past and past participle foretokened)

1. (transitive) To betoken beforehand; prognosticate; foreshadow; give warning of; presage.

Derived terms

• foretokening