foretell

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

Translation

Forutsi; profetisere.
Word Forms
Present Participleforetelling
Third Person Singularforetells
Pluralforetells
Past Tenseforetold
Past Participleforetold

Example Sentences

prophesied the coming war.See Synonyms at foretell

predikerte krigens komme.See Synonyms at foretell

Timely snow foretells a bumper harvest.

Tidsriktig snø varsler en stor avling.

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

Astronomer kan nøyaktig forutsi datoen, tidspunktet og varigheten på fremtidige solformørkelser.

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

Kvisttreer som begynner å spire forteller om vårens komme.

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.

Og som en stor statistiker og forutsigelse og forutseende, eller profet, mer litterært, kan jeg forestille meg en fremtid som er dømt for meg i en faktureringssyklus på min kredittkort.

Real-world Examples

What a world of happiness their harmony foretells!

Hva en verden av lykke deres harmoni foruteller!

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 6

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

Dagen hadde blitt solrig, akkurat som han hadde forutsagt.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

What a world of merriment their melody foretells!

Hva en verden av glede deres melodi foruteller!

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 6

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

OK, kanskje det ikke er en Magic 8-kule som kan virkelig forutsi fremtiden for botanikk.

Source: Crash Course Botany

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

Det mene at fortellere kan forutsi din skjebne.

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

I foretold that someone would stand in his way.

Jeg forutsatte at noen ville stå i veien hans.

Source: Universal Dialogue for Children's Animation

" It was foretold that we would meet again."

"Det var forutsagt at vi skulle møte hverandre igjen."

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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

Min hukommelse forlatt meg, eller jeg skulle ha vært i stand til å forutsi det.

Source: The Sign of the Four

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

Ravner har sett fly tilbake til fjellene, som det var forutsagt.

Source: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

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

Den religiøse lederen forutsatte ankomsten av en tid av fred.

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

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