FORETOKEN


Meaning of FORETOKEN in English

I. noun

something that serves as a sign of future happenings

they felt that her new job was a foretoken of good fortune

Synonyms: augury, bodement, boding, omen, portent, presage, prognostic

Related Word: badge, indication, mark, note, sign, symptom, token; forerunner, harbinger, herald, precursor; forewarning, shadow, warning; intimation, promise; ostent; hint, inkling, suggestion

II. verb

Synonyms: augur 2, betoken, bode, forebode, foreshadow, foreshow, omen, portend, presage, promise

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English vocabulary.      Английский энциклопедический словарь тезаурус.