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foretell (2 in freq. use 1300-1680; once in S.)
1. to indicate beforehand Wint. II. iii. 198, John V. vii. 5, 3H6 II. i. 43 “thou, whose heavy looks Some dreadful story hanging on thy tongue.”
2. to tell beforehand Tp. IV. i. 149 “As I foretold you.”
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    • William Shakespeare, King John, 5.7
    • William Shakespeare, The Tempest, 4.1
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