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foreshadow

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fore·shad·ow  (fôr-shd, fr-)
tr.v. fore·shad·owed, fore·shad·ow·ing, fore·shad·ows
To present an indication or a suggestion of beforehand; presage.
fore·shadow·er n.
foreshadow [fɔːˈʃædəʊ]
vb
(tr) to show, indicate, or suggest in advance; presage
foreshadower  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.foreshadow - indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"
augur, auspicate, bode, omen, portend, presage, prognosticate, predict, prefigure, betoken, forecast, foretell
threaten - to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens"
bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal, point - be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
foreshow - foretell by divine inspiration
foreshadow
verb predict, suggest, promise, indicate, signal, imply, bode, prophesy, augur, presage, prefigure, portend, betoken, adumbrate, forebode Sales figures foreshadow more redundancies.
Translations
foreshadow [fɔːˈʃædəʊ] VT → anunciar, presagiar
foreshadow [fɔːrˈʃædəʊ] vt → annoncer
foreshadow
vt → ahnen lassen, andeuten
foreshadow [fɔːˈʃædəʊ] vt (liter) → presagire, far prevedere
foreshadow [fɔːˈʃædəʊ] vt (liter) → presagire, far prevedere


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`Men's courses will foreshadow certain ends, to which, if persevered in, they must lead,' said Scrooge.
A Christmas Carol by Dickens, Charles View in context
No, certainly; I pity him in proportion to his struggles, for they foreshadow the inward suffering which is the worst form of Nemesis.
Adam Bede by Eliot, George View in context
As all partings foreshadow the great final one, so, empty rooms, bereft of a familiar presence, mournfully whisper what your room and what mine must one day be.
Bleak House by Dickens, Charles View in context
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