Meaning

1 senses

  1. To betoken beforehand; prognosticate; foreshadow; give warning of; presage.

Origin

From Middle English *foretoknen, fortaknen, from Old English foretācnian (“to foreshow”).

From Middle English *foretoknen, fortaknen, from Old English foretācnian (“to foreshow”).

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Forms

foretokens, foretokening, foretokened, foretokened
Base formforetoken · to foretoken
3rd person singularforetokens
Present participleforetokening
Past simpleforetokened
Past participleforetokened

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyforetoken
he, she, itforetokens

Past simpleLesson

all personsforetokened

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill foretoken

Word family

1 related words
Derivedforetokening

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
forestryB2foretellforethoughtforeverA2forewarn
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