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Foreshadow

verb/fɔːɹʃˈædoʊ/
Definition
indicate by signs
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/fɔːɹʃˈædoʊ/
🇬🇧British English
/fɔːʃˈadəʊ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/fɔːʃˈadəʊ/
4 syllables Say it as /fɔːɹʃˈædoʊ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbindicate by signs
“These signs bode bad news”
Word Forms
portentnouna sign of something about to happen
auspicenouna favorable omen
prognosticationnouna sign of something about to happen
prognosisnouna prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
omennouna sign of something about to happen
presagenouna sign of something about to happen
foreshadowingnounthe act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
augurnoun(ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
prefigurativeadjectiveindistinctly prophetic
forecastnouna prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
predictiveadjectiveof or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
ahnen
durch Schilder anzeigen
🇫🇷French
annoncer
indiquer par des signes
🇪🇸Spanish
presagiar
indicar con signos
🇮🇹Italian
prefigurare
indicare con segni
🇳🇱Dutch
voorafschaduwing
aangeven met borden
🇵🇹Portuguese
prenunciar
indicar por sinais
🇷🇺Russian
предвещать
указывать знаками
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पहिले से सूचित करना
संकेतों से इंगित करें
🇧🇩Bengali
পূর্বাভাস
চিহ্ন দ্বারা নির্দেশ করুন
🇮🇳Tamil
முன்நிழல்
அடையாளங்கள் மூலம் குறிப்பிடுகின்றன
🇮🇳Telugu
ముందుచూపు
సంకేతాల ద్వారా సూచించండి
🇮🇳Marathi
पूर्वछाया
चिन्हांद्वारे सूचित करा
🇮🇳Gujarati
પૂર્વછાયા
ચિહ્નો દ્વારા સૂચવો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮುನ್ಸೂಚನೆ
ಚಿಹ್ನೆಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ಸೂಚಿಸಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മുൻനിഴൽ
അടയാളങ്ങളാൽ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪੂਰਵਸ਼ੈਡੋ
ਸੰਕੇਤਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਦਰਸਾਓ
🇵🇰Urdu
پیش گوئی
نشانیوں سے اشارہ کریں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
预示
用符号表示
🇯🇵Japanese
前兆
標識で示す
🇰🇷Korean
예표
기호로 표시하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
điềm báo trước
biểu thị bằng dấu hiệu
🇹🇭Thai
ลางสังหรณ์
ระบุด้วยสัญญาณ
🇮🇩Indonesian
pertanda
ditunjukkan dengan tanda-tanda
🇲🇾Malay
bayangan awal
menunjukkan dengan tanda
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ينذر
تشير بالعلامات
🇮🇷Persian
پیش بینی
با علائم نشان می دهد
🇹🇷Turkish
haber
işaretlerle belirtmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְבַשֵׂר
לציין בסימנים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'foreshadow'?
The primary meaning of 'foreshadow' is 'indicate by signs'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'foreshadow' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'foreshadow' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'foreshadow' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'foreshadow' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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