foretold
Definition
- Verb (past tense of "foretell"):
- Predicted or prophesied: "foretold" means to have stated or indicated something that will happen in the future, often based on supernatural insight, intuition, or logical deduction.
Usage Examples
- (The oracle predicted the kingdom's destruction.)
- (The report indicated a future economic downturn.)
- (Her dreams predicted the stranger's coming.)
Advanced Usage
- "to be foretold": to have been predicted or announced in advance.
- The event was foretold by ancient scriptures. (The event was prophesied in old religious texts.)
- "as foretold": exactly as predicted.
- The harvest failed, as foretold by the elders. (The harvest failure happened precisely as the elders had said.)
Variants and Related Words
- Foretell (verb): to predict or prophesy.
- No one can foretell the future with certainty. (No one can predict the future perfectly.)
- Foretelling (noun): the act of predicting.
- His foretelling of the storm saved many lives. (His prediction of the storm prevented casualties.)
- Foreteller (noun): a person who predicts.
- The foreteller warned of a great flood. (The predictor warned about a flood.)
Synonyms
- Predicted: stated in advance.
- Prophesied: foretold through divine inspiration.
- Prognosticated: foretold based on signs or medical knowledge.
- Foresaw: saw or knew beforehand.
Related Idioms
- Foretold in the stars: believed to be destined or predicted by astrology.
- Their meeting was foretold in the stars. (Their encounter was believed to be fated.)
- A foretold conclusion: an outcome that was obvious or inevitable.
- The team's loss was a foretold conclusion given their injuries. (The loss was expected due to the team's condition.)