Definition of foreshow Foreshow

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We found 8 definitions of foreshow from 6 different sources.

What does foreshow mean?

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Verb

foreshows, foreshowing, foreshown

foreshow - foretell by divine inspiration

presage, bode, foreshadow, portend, omen, augur, prefigure, predict, prognosticate, betoken, auspicate, forecast, foretell indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"

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Wiktionary

foreshow (Noun)
A manifestation in advance; a prior indication.
foreshow (Verb)
To show in advance; to foretell, predict.
foreshow (Verb)
To foreshadow or prefigure.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

foreshow (v. t.)
To show or exhibit beforehand; to give foreknowledge of; to prognosticate; to foretell.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

foreshow
To make a prediction or prophecy.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

foreshow
fōr-shō′, v.t. to show or represent beforehand: to predict.—Also Foreshew′

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foreshow, verb, present, 1st person singular of foreshow (infinitive).
foreshow, verb (infinitive).

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