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foretells

/fɔːrˈtɛlz/ /fɔːrˈtɛlz/

Meanings
verb
To predict; to tell (the future) before it occurs; to prophesy.

Examples :

"The dark sky this morning foretells a rainy afternoon. "
future supernatural time theology astrology philosophy

Related Words

Illustration occurs

occurs verb

/əˈkɜːz/ /əˈkɝz/

To happen or take place.

"The liftoff will occur in exactly twelve seconds."

Illustration afternoon

afternoon noun

/af.təɾˈnʉːn/ /ˌɑːf.tə.ˈnuːn/ /ˌæf.tɚ.ˈnun/

The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.

"We usually have family dinner in the afternoon. "

Illustration future

future noun

/ˈfjuːt͡ʃə/ /ˈfjuːt͡ʃɚ/

The time ahead; those moments yet to be experienced.

"My daughter is excited about her future plans for college. "

Illustration predict

predict noun

/pɹɪˈdɪkt/

A prediction.

"The weather predict for tomorrow is rain. "

Illustration career

career noun

/kəˈɹɪə/ /kəˈɹɪɹ/

One's calling in life; a person's occupation; one's profession.

"My career goal is to become a teacher. "

Illustration morning

morning noun

/ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ /ˈmɔɹnɪŋ/

The part of the day from dawn to noon.

"The morning classes at school begin at 8:00 a.m. "

Illustration teller

teller noun

/ˈtɛlə/ /ˈtɛləɹ/

A device that provides bank customers with cash withdrawal and other services without the need for a human teller.

"The bank's new teller allows customers to deposit checks even after closing hours. "

Illustration person

person noun

/ˈpɜːsən/ /ˈpɝsən/

An individual; usually a human being.

"Each person is unique, both mentally and physically."

Illustration rainy

rainy adjective

/ˈɹeɪni/

Pouring with rain; wet; showery

"Due to the rainy weather, we decided not to play in the park."

Illustration prophesy

prophesy verb

/ˈpɹɒfɪsaɪ/ /ˈpɹɑfɪsaɪ/

To speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet.

"The ancient teacher prophesied that the student would become a great leader. "

Illustration before

before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

At an earlier time.

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

Illustration fortune

fortune noun

/ˈfɔːtʃuːn/ /ˈfɔɹtʃun/

Destiny, especially favorable.

"She read my fortune. Apparently I will have a good love life this week, but I will have a bad week for money."