foretell

[US]/fɔːˈtel/
[UK]/fɔːrˈtel/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

Predict; prophesize.
Word Forms
Present Participleforetelling
Third Person Singularforetells
Pluralforetells
Past Tenseforetold
Past Participleforetold

Example Sentences

prophesied the coming war.See Synonyms at foretell

nahulaan ang darating na digmaan.Tingnan ang mga kasingkahulugan sa foretell

Timely snow foretells a bumper harvest.

Ang napapanahong niyebe ay nagpapahiwatig ng isang malaking ani.

Astronomers can accurately foretell the date,time,and length of future eclipses.

Kaya ng mga astronomo na mahusay na mahulaan ang petsa, oras, at haba ng mga hinaharap na pagkulay ng araw.

Willow trees breaking out into buds foretell the coming of spring.

Ang mga puno ng willow na nagbubukas sa mga usbong ay nagpapahiwatig ng pagdating ng tagsibol.

And as a great statistician and predictor and foreteller, or prophet, more literarily, I can picture a future that will be doomed to me in a billing cycle of my credit card.

At bilang isang dakilang istatistiko at tagataya at manghuhula, o propeta, mas pampanitikan, nakikita ko ang isang hinaharap na nakalaan sa akin sa isang ikot ng pagbabayad ng aking credit card.

Real-world Examples

What a world of happiness their harmony foretells!

Ano nga kaya ang mundo ng kaligayahan na ipinangangahulugan ng kanilang pagkakasundo!

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 6

The day had turned sunny, just as he'd foretold.

Naging maaraw ang araw, tulad ng kanyang hula.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

What a world of merriment their melody foretells!

Ano kaya ang mundo ng kasiyahan na ipinangangahulugan ng kanilang melodiya!

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 6

OK, maybe there isn't a Magic 8 ball that can really foretell botany's future.

OK, marahil ay walang Magic 8 ball na tunay na makakapagpahiwatig sa kinabukasan ng botani.

Source: Crash Course Botany

It is believed that fortune-tellers can foretell your fate.

Naniniwala na ang mga manghuhula ay makakapagpahiwatig ng iyong kapalaran.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book 2.

I foretold that someone would stand in his way.

Hula ko na mayroong isang taong hahadlang sa kanya.

Source: Universal Dialogue for Children's Animation

" It was foretold that we would meet again."

" Ipinanghudya na muli nating makikita ang isa't isa."

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

My memory failed me, or I should have been able to foretell it.

Nagkulang ang aking memorya, o dapat ay kaya kong mahulaan ito.

Source: The Sign of the Four

Ravens have been seen flying back to the mountain, as it was foretold.

Ang mga uwak ay nakita na lumilipad pabalik sa bundok, tulad ng ipinanghudya.

Source: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The religious leader foretold the arrival of an age of peace.

Ipinanghudya ng lider relihiyoso ang pagdating ng panahon ng kapayapaan.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

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