foretoken

  • 11foretoken — Ps. lxxvii. 43 …

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  • 12foretoken — n. sign of coming events, omen, forewarning v. forewarn, foreshadow, give warning of a future event …

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  • 13foretoken — verb fɔ: təʊk(ə)n literary be a sign of. Origin OE foretācn (noun: see fore , token) …

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  • 14foretoken — n 1. sign, signal, indication, harbinger, token, augury, omen, portent, prognostic; presage, foreboding, forewarning, warning, premonition, handwriting on the wall. v 2. foreshadow, prefigure, foreshow, presage, portend. See foreshadow …

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  • 15foretoken — fore•to•ken n. [[t]ˈfɔrˌtoʊ kən, ˈfoʊr [/t]] v. [[t]fɔrˈtoʊ kən, foʊr [/t]] n. 1) a sign of a future event; omen; forewarning 2) to foreshadow • Etymology: bef. 900 …

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  • 16foretoken — noun /ˈfɔtoʊkən/ (say fawtohkuhn) 1. a premonitory token or sign. –verb (t) /fɔˈtoʊkən/ (say faw tohkuhn) 2. to foreshadow. {Middle English foretokne, Old English foretācn, from fore fore + tācn token} …

  • 17foretoken — n. & v. n. a sign of something to come. v.tr. portend; indicate beforehand. Etymology: OE foretacn (as FORE , TOKEN) …

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  • 18Foretokened — Foretoken Fore*to ken, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foretokened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Foretokening}.] [AS. foret[=a]cnian; fore + t[=a]cnian.] To foreshow; to presignify; to prognosticate. [1913 Webster] Whilst strange prodigious signs foretoken blood.… …

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  • 19Foretokening — Foretoken Fore*to ken, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foretokened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Foretokening}.] [AS. foret[=a]cnian; fore + t[=a]cnian.] To foreshow; to presignify; to prognosticate. [1913 Webster] Whilst strange prodigious signs foretoken blood.… …

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  • 20Portend — Por*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Portended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Portending}.] [L. portendre, portentum, to foretell, to predict, to impend, from an old preposition used in comp. + tendere to stretch. See {Position}, {Tend}.] 1. To indicate (events,… …

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