foretell
/fɔːˈtel/verb
उच्चारण फ़ॉटेल
भविष्यवाणी करना, भविष्य बताना
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[T] ~ sth | ~ what, how, etc. literary
to know or say what will happen in the future, especially by using magic powers
भविष्यवाणी करना, भविष्य बताना
- The astrologer foretold the king's death.
- Some people believe that the stars can foretell a person's future.
- No one could foretell how the match would end.
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- Old stories say that the comet foretold a great change.
- The fortune teller claimed to foretell the future from your palm.
AaSpelling
fore·tell
With fore- (before), not 'for-'.
fore- (पहले) के साथ, 'for-' नहीं।
?Which word?
Keep the fore- set: foretell, foresee, forecast, forewarn, forebode.
Fore- समूह याद रखिए: foretell, foresee, forecast, forewarn, forebode।
§Grammar and usage
Foretell, foretold, foretold (not 'foretelled').
Irregular verb: foretell, foretold, foretold ('foretelled' गलत है)।
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One-word substitution
A person who foretells the future is a prophet, seer or soothsayer; by the stars an astrologer; a prediction is a prophecy (noun, with c) and to make one is to prophesy (verb, with s).
भविष्य बताने वाला prophet, seer या soothsayer; तारों से astrologer; भविष्यवाणी prophecy (noun, c के साथ) और भविष्यवाणी करना prophesy (verb, s के साथ)।