FORESHOW

foreshow

(verb) foretell by divine inspiration

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Verb

foreshow (third-person singular simple present foreshows, present participle foreshowing, simple past foreshowed, past participle foreshown)

(transitive, archaic) To show in advance; to foretell, predict.

(transitive, obsolete) To foreshadow or prefigure.

Etymology 2

Noun

foreshow (plural foreshows)

(obsolete) A manifestation in advance; a prior indication.

The fore-shew of their inclination whilest they are young is so uncertaine […] that it is very hard, (yea for the wisest) to ground any certaine judgement […].

Source: Wiktionary


Fore*show", v. t. Etym: [AS. foresceáwian to foresee, provide; fore + sceáwian to see. See Show, v. t.]

Definition: To show or exhibit beforehand; to give foreknowledge of; to prognosticate; to foretell. Your looks foreshow You have a gentle heart. Shak. Next, like Aurora, Spenser rose, Whose purple blush the day foreshows. Denham.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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