Meaning

2 senses

  1. (archaic, transitive)To show in advance; to foretell, predict.

    foretell by divine inspiration

  2. (obsolete, transitive)To foreshadow or prefigure.

Origin

From Middle English foreschewen, from Old English forescēawian (“to foreshow, foresee; pre

From Middle English foreschewen, from Old English forescēawian (“to foreshow, foresee; preordain, decree, appoint; provide, furnish with”), equivalent to fore- + show. Cognate with Dutch voorschouwen, German vorschauen.

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Forms

foreshows, foreshowing, foreshowed, foreshown
Base formforeshow · to foreshow
3rd person singularforeshows
Present participleforeshowing
Past simpleforeshowed
Past participleforeshown

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyforeshow
he, she, itforeshows

Past simpleLesson

all personsforeshowed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave foreshown
he, she, ithas foreshown

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill foreshow

Word family

1 related words
Derivedforeshower

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
foreseeB2foreseeableforeshadowforesightforeskinforestA2
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