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Definition of foretoken in English: foretokenverb fɔːˈtəʊk(ə)nˈfɔrˌtoʊkən [with object]literary Be a sign of (something to come) 〈诗/文〉预示，是（未来之事）的征兆 a shiver in the night air foretokening December 在寒夜露天打颤预示12月将临。 Example sentencesExamples - Actually this foretokened that the formal independence of the republic would also be nullified.
- The Next Big Things on the Internet aren't usually foretokened by business models or white papers, said Popkin.
- He is said to have eaten a toad as a child, an act foretokening a martial destiny.
- So it is foretokened that a soaring development in their population may be witnessed on cotton crop across the cotton growing areas during next week.
- He spent much of his time swimming in nihilistic little circles and had a lethargy that some saw as foretokening an early death.
Synonyms gesture, sign, wave, gesticulation, cue, prompt, indicator, indication, communication, message signal, be a sign of, be a warning of, be an omen of, be a harbinger of, foretell, herald, announce, point to, add up to, spell, promise, indicate the coming of, be evidence of, be symptomatic of
noun ˈfɔːtəʊk(ə)nˌfɔrˈtoʊkən literary A sign of something to come. 〈诗/文〉预示，是（未来之事）的征兆 a foretoken of problems that lay ahead
OriginOld English foretācn (noun: see fore-, token). Rhymesawoken, bespoken, betoken, broken, oaken, outspoken, plain-spoken, ryokan, spoken, token, woken Definition of foretoken in US English: foretokenverbˈfɔrˌtoʊkənˈfôrˌtōkən [with object]literary Be a sign of (something to come) 〈诗/文〉预示，是（未来之事）的征兆 a shiver in the night air foretokening December 在寒夜露天打颤预示12月将临。 Example sentencesExamples - Actually this foretokened that the formal independence of the republic would also be nullified.
- The Next Big Things on the Internet aren't usually foretokened by business models or white papers, said Popkin.
- So it is foretokened that a soaring development in their population may be witnessed on cotton crop across the cotton growing areas during next week.
- He spent much of his time swimming in nihilistic little circles and had a lethargy that some saw as foretokening an early death.
- He is said to have eaten a toad as a child, an act foretokening a martial destiny.
Synonyms gesture, sign, wave, gesticulation, cue, prompt, indicator, indication, communication, message signal, be a sign of, be a warning of, be an omen of, be a harbinger of, foretell, herald, announce, point to, add up to, spell, promise, indicate the coming of, be evidence of, be symptomatic of
nounˌfôrˈtōkənˌfɔrˈtoʊkən literary A sign of something to come. 〈诗/文〉预示，是（未来之事）的征兆 a foretoken of problems that lay ahead
OriginOld English foretācn (noun: see fore-, token). |