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/fawr shoh", fohr-/, v.t., foreshowed, foreshown, showing.1. to show beforehand.2. foretell; foreshadow.[bef. 1000; ME forescewen, OE foresceawian. See FORE-, SHOW]
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Foreshow — Fore*show , v. t. [AS. foresce[ a]wian to foresee, provide; fore + sce[ a]wian to see. See {Show}, v. t.] To show or exhibit beforehand; to give foreknowledge of; to prognosticate; to foretell. [1913 Webster] Your looks foreshow You have a gentle … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
foreshow — index anticipate (prognosticate), caution, forewarn, herald, portend, predict, presage, prognosticate … Law dictionary
foreshow — [fôrshō′] vt. foreshowed, foreshown or foreshowed, foreshowing [ME foreshewen < OE foresceawian] to show or indicate beforehand; foretell; prefigure … English World dictionary
foreshow — verb /fɔːˈʃəʊ,fɔəˈʃəʊ/ To show in advance; to foretell, predict … Wiktionary
foreshow — Synonyms and related words: adumbrate, auspicate, betoken, bode, forebode, forerun, foreshadow, foretoken, harbinger, have a hunch, have an intimation, herald, omen, portend, predict, preindicate, presage, promise, shadow, shadow forth … Moby Thesaurus
foreshow — v. show beforehand; predict by divine inspiration; prognosticate … English contemporary dictionary
foreshow — verb (past participle foreshown) archaic foretell … English new terms dictionary
foreshow — v. a. Predict, foretell, forebode, prophesy … New dictionary of synonyms
foreshow — fore•show [[t]fɔrˈʃoʊ, foʊr [/t]] v. t. showed, shown, show•ing to foretell; foreshadow • Etymology: bef. 1000 … From formal English to slang
foreshow — /fɔˈʃoʊ/ (say faw shoh) verb (t) (foreshowed, foreshown, foreshowing) to show beforehand; foretell; foreshadow. {Middle English forescewen, Old English forescēawian, from fore fore + scēawian show} …
