(foretold, foretold ) (literary) to know or say what will happen in the future, especially by using magic powers
SYNPREDICT:
[VN] to foretell the future * [Vthat] The witch foretold that she would marry a prince. * [Vwh-] None of us can foretell what lies ahead.
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