# foretell

> English word · Verb · IPA /fɔɹˈtɛl/ · frequency rank #65,902

## Definitions
1. To predict; to tell (the future) before it occurs; to prophesy.
2. To tell (a person) of the future.

## Etymology
c. 1300, from Middle English foretellen, equivalent to fore- + tell.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/foretell