What does foreshow mean?
Foreshow means (transitive, archaic) To show in advance; to foretell, predict..
Foreshow
/fɔːˈʃəʊ/ · verb
Meaning
(transitive, archaic) To show in advance; to foretell, predict..
Definitions by Sense
- (transitive, archaic) To show in advance; to foretell, predict.
- (transitive, obsolete) To foreshadow or prefigure.
- (obsolete) A manifestation in advance; a prior indication.
Example Sentences
Amid his senses' giddy wheel, / Did he not desperate impulse feel, / Headlong to plunge himself below, / And meet the worst his fears foreshow?— […]
What could the soothsayer foreshow that we knew not before? The future is written in the past; and if we prophesy, it is with eyes that look behind.
But if the rays break forth out of the middle, or dispersed, and its exterior body, or the out parts of it, be covered with clouds, it foreshows great tempests both of wind and rain.
The fore-shew of their inclination whilest they are young is so uncertaine […] that it is very hard, (yea for the wisest) to ground any certaine judgement […].
Synonyms for foreshow
Antonyms for foreshow
Related Words
Word Forms
- foreshows
- foreshowing
- foreshowed
- foreshown
- foreshew
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for foreshow?
Common synonyms include prophesy.
What is the opposite of foreshow?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use foreshow in a sentence?
Amid his senses' giddy wheel, / Did he not desperate impulse feel, / Headlong to plunge himself below, / And meet the worst his fears foreshow?— […]
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