foretoken

UK
/fɔːˈtəʊ.kən/
US
/fɔrˈtoʊ.kən/

Translations

foretokennoun
foretokens
pl
UK
/fɔːˈtəʊ.kən/
US
/fɔrˈtoʊ.kən/
The dark clouds on the horizon were a foretoken of the approaching storm.
Les nuages sombres à l’horizon étaient un présage de la tempête qui approchait.
Additional translations
augureSoutenu.
foretokenverb
foretokened
Past Simple
foretokened
Past Participle
foretokening
Gerund
UK
/fɔːˈtəʊkən/
US
/fɔrˈtoʊkən/
The dark clouds foretoken a coming storm.
Les nuages sombres présagent une tempête imminente.
Additional translations
annoncerDans un sens de signe avant-coureur.

Definitions

foretokennoun
A sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen.
The dark clouds on the horizon were a foretoken of the approaching storm.
foretokenverb
To be a sign or warning of a future event.
The dark clouds foretoken a coming storm.