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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawr-shoh, fohr-]
- /fɔrˈʃoʊ, foʊr-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fawr-shoh, fohr-]
- /fɔrˈʃoʊ, foʊr-/
Definitions of foreshow word
- verb with object foreshow to show beforehand. 1
- verb with object foreshow foretell; foreshadow. 1
- noun foreshow Give warning or promise of (something); foretell. 1
- verb foreshow to indicate in advance; foreshadow 0
- verb transitive foreshow to show or indicate beforehand; foretell; prefigure 0
- noun foreshow (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A manifestation in advance; a prior indication. 0
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Origin of foreshow
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English forescewen, Old English forescēawian. See fore-, show
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Parts of speech for Foreshow
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
foreshow popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
foreshow usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for foreshow
verb foreshow
- predict — to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell: to predict the weather; to predict the fall of a civilization.
- indicate — to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show: His hesitation really indicates his doubt about the venture.
- signal — anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave.
- harbinger — a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald.
- signify — to make known by signs, speech, or action.
Antonyms for foreshow
verb foreshow
- bottle up — If you bottle up strong feelings, you do not express them or show them, especially when this makes you tense or angry.
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- repress — to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
- suppress — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
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