foreshow
(verb) foretell by divine inspiration
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
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
28 March 2025
(noun) a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
