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foreshadow

UK
/fɔːˈʃædəʊ/
US
/fɔrˈʃædoʊ/

Translations

foreshadowverb
foreshadowed
Past Simple
foreshadowed
Past Participle
foreshadowing
Gerund
UK
/fɔːˈʃædəʊ/
US
/fɔrˈʃædoʊ/
The dark clouds foreshadowed a storm.
Les nuages noirs présageaient une tempête.
Additional translations
annoncerS’emploie quand l’événement futur est suggéré ou annoncé à l’avance, souvent dans un sens plus général.
Synonyms
foretell
portend
imply
suggest
hint
signify
indicate
predict
foreshadownoun
foreshadows
pl
UK
/fɔːˈʃædəʊ/
US
/fɔrˈʃædoʊ/
Used, though infrequently, as a countable noun meaning ‘a warning or indication of a future event’.
The strange silence was a foreshadow of the tragedy that would come.
Le silence étrange était un présage de la tragédie à venir.
Additional translations
augureSoutenu.

Definitions

foreshadowverb
To indicate or suggest something, typically an event, beforehand.
The dark clouds foreshadowed a storm.
To be a warning or indication of (a future event); to presage or portend.
Economic downturns often foreshadow political upheaval.
foreshadownoun
A warning or indication of a future event; an omen or sign.
The strange silence was a foreshadow of the tragedy that would come.
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