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foreshadow

UK
/fɔːˈʃædəʊ/
US
/fɔrˈʃædoʊ/

Translations

foreshadowverb
foreshadowed
Past Simple
foreshadowed
Past Participle
foreshadowing
Gerund
UK
/fɔːˈʃædəʊ/
US
/fɔrˈʃædoʊ/
The author uses symbolism to foreshadow future events in the story.
Автор использует символизм, чтобы предсказывать будущие события в рассказе.
The dark clouds foreshadow a storm.
Темные облака предвещают бурю.
Synonyms
predict
portend
imply
suggest
hint
signify
indicate
foretell
foreshadownoun
foreshadows
pl
UK
/fɔːˈʃædəʊ/
US
/fɔrˈʃædoʊ/
Used, though infrequently, as a countable noun meaning ‘a warning or indication of a future event’.

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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