foreshow

Meaning

Verb

1. (archaic, transitive) To show in advance; to foretell, predict.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To foreshadow or prefigure.

Noun

A manifestation in advance; a prior indication.

Synonyms

predict

foretell

augur

prognosticate

prefigure

foresee

promise

bode

portend

presage

prophesy

shine

signify

vaticinate

scry

abode

indicate a future probability

anticipate

devise

divine

forebode

forecast

foreshadow

harbinger

Translations

predire

augurer

prevedere

prognosticar

ahnen

ahnen lassen

predir

prophezeien

profetitzar

voraussagen

vorhersagen

wahrsagen

weissagen

verheißen

prognostizieren

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɔːˈʃəʊ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: foreschewen

Inherited from Old English: forescēawian

Cognate with Dutch: voorschouwen

Cognate with German: vorschauen

In summary

From Middle English foreschewen, from Old English forescēawian (“to foreshow, foresee; preordain, decree, appoint; provide, furnish with”), equivalent to fore- + show. Cognate with Dutch voorschouwen, German vorschauen.