transcription, транскрипция: [ fȯr-ˈtel ]
transitive verb
( fore·told -ˈtōld ; -tell·ing )
Date: 14th century
: to tell beforehand : predict
• fore·tell·er noun
Synonyms:
foretell , predict , forecast , prophesy , prognosticate mean to tell beforehand. foretell applies to the telling of the coming of a future event by any procedure or any source of information
seers foretold the calamity
predict commonly implies inference from facts or accepted laws of nature
astronomers predicted an eclipse
forecast adds the implication of anticipating eventualities and differs from predict in being usually concerned with probabilities rather than certainties
forecast snow
prophesy connotes inspired or mystic knowledge of the future especially as the fulfilling of divine threats or promises
prophesying a new messiah
prognosticate is used less often than the other words; it may suggest learned or skilled interpretation, but more often it is simply a colorful substitute for predict or prophesy
prognosticating the future