foreshown

fɔrˈʃoʊn

Definition

Definition of foreshown - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

predicted

Rare

revealed or indicated beforehand

Rare

The prophecy had foreshown events that would change the kingdom.

foretold

predicted

prophesied

pre-displayed

Rare

displayed in advance

Rare

The artist's work was foreshown in a private gallery before the public exhibition.

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Origin of foreshown

Old English, fore (before) + sceawian (to see)

Examples of foreshown in a sentence

The foreshown events unfolded exactly as predicted.
The foreshown plans were met with great enthusiasm.
The foreshown trailer generated a lot of buzz.

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French:annoncé, présenté, ...
German:vorhergesagt, vorab gezeigt, ...
Italian:preannunciato, esposto in anticipo, ...
Spanish:predicho, exhibido previamente, ...
Portuguese:predito, mostrado antecipadamente, ...
Chinese:被事先揭示的, 提前展示, ...
Japanese:予示された, 事前に展示された, ...
Arabic:متنبأ به, مُعْرَض مُسْبَقًا, ...
Hebrew:הוּצָג מִרְאֹשׁ, מֻצָּג מֵרֹאשׁ, ...
Russian:предсказанный, предварительно показанный, ...
Ukrainian:передбачений, попередньо показаний, ...
Hindi:पूर्वसूचित, पूर्वदर्शित, ...
Bengali:পূর্বাভাসিত, পূর্বপ্রদর্শিত, ...
Catalan:previs, previsualitzat, ...
Czech:předznamenaný, představený, ...
Danish:forudset, forudvist, ...
Dutch:voorspeld, vooraf getoond, ...
Greek:προφητευμένος, προβληθεί εκ των προτέρων, ...
Hungarian:előre jelzett, előre bemutatott, ...
Khmer:បានបង្ហាញជាមុន, បានដាក់បង្ហាញជាមុន, ...
Korean:예언된, 사전 전시된, ...
Persian:پیش‌بینی شده, پیش‌نمایش شده, ...
Polish:przepowiedziany, przedstawiony wcześniej, ...
Portuguese (BR):predito, mostrado antecipadamente, ...
Romanian:prevestit, prezentat în avans, ...
Swedish:förutsagd, förhandsvisad, ...
Thai:ทำนายไว้ล่วงหน้า, แสดงล่วงหน้า, ...
Turkish:önceden belirtilmiş, önceden sergilenen, ...
Vietnamese:được tiên đoán trước, trưng bày trước, ...

foreshow

fɔːrˈʃoʊ

Definition of foreshow - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

prediction

Dated

indicate or predict a future event

Dated

The dark clouds foreshow a coming storm..

foretell

predict

prophesy

prophecy

Dated

foretell events through divine insight

Dated

The oracle claimed to foreshow the king's fate.

foretell

predict

prophesy

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Origin of foreshow

Old English, fore (before) + sceawian (to look)

Examples of foreshow in a sentence

Economic indicators foreshow a recession.
Ancient texts often foreshow great disasters.
The seer could foreshow the outcome of battles.

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French:annoncer, prophétiser, ...
German:ankündigen, prophezeien, ...
Italian:prevedere, predire, ...
Spanish:presagiar, profetizar, ...
Portuguese:pressagiar, predizer, ...
Chinese:预示, 预言, ...
Japanese:予兆する, 予言する, ...
Arabic:أَنْذَرَ, تَنَبَّأَ, ...
Hebrew:לְנַבֵּא, ...
Russian:предвещать, пророчествовать, ...
Ukrainian:передвіщати, передбачати, ...
Hindi:पूर्वसूचना देना, भविष्यवाणी करना, ...
Bengali:পূর্বাভাস দেওয়া, ভবিষ্যদ্বাণী করা, ...
Catalan:presagiar, predir, ...
Czech:předznamenávat, prorokovat, ...
Danish:forudsige, spå, ...
Dutch:voorspellen, voorzeggen, ...
Greek:προμηνύω, προφητεύω, ...
Hungarian:előrejelezni, megjövendölni, ...
Khmer:បង្ហាញជាមុន, ទស្សន៍ទាយ, ...
Korean:예고하다, 예언하다, ...
Persian:پیش‌بینی کردن, پیش‌گویی کرد, ...
Polish:przepowiadać, przewidywać, ...
Portuguese (BR):pressagiar, predizer, ...
Romanian:a prevesti, a prezice, ...
Swedish:förebåda, spå, ...
Thai:ทำนาย, พยากรณ์, ...
Turkish:önceden haber vermek, önceden bildirmek, ...
Vietnamese:dự báo, tiên đoán, ...

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Definition of foreshown - Reverso English Dictionary

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Definition of foreshow - Reverso English Dictionary

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