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foreshadow

[ fawr-shad-oh, fohr- ]

/ fɔrˈʃæd oʊ, foʊr- /

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verb (used with object)

to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure: Political upheavals foreshadowed war.

Origin of foreshadow

First recorded in 1570–80; fore- + shadow

OTHER WORDS FROM foreshadow

fore·shad·ow·er, noun

Words nearby foreshadow

forerunner, foresaddle, foresaid, foresail, foresee, foreshadow, foreshank, foresheet, foreshock, foreshore, foreshorten

Example sentences from the Web for foreshadowing

In a bit of foreshadowing, he repeated that opinion in November.

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“The spoon was a tool for foreshadowing,” the Facebook page explains.

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In a foreshadowing of things to come, I learned that Africa is always changing.

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The rise of the yeoman class in Britain was particularly critical in foreshadowing the evolution of America.

In the Future We'll All Be Renters: America's Disappearing Middle Class |Joel Kotkin |August 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Foreshadowing her intentions, the forty-seven-year-old gave the boy a signed first edition of the titillating tale.

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Such was the foreshadowing of the great calamity that was so soon to follow.

The Atlantic Telegraph |William Howard Russell
Like the overture of many modern musical compositions, this Prelude is a lyric anticipation or foreshadowing of the whole work.

Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature |Various
The contrivance claims to be mentioned as his first success in mechanics, foreshadowing his future expertness.

Heads and Tales |Various
I asked, wondering at my indifference to this foreshadowing of triumph.

The Plum Tree |David Graham Phillips
She watched for him through the window, foreshadowing by his appearance on the walk gladness or sorrow.

An Oregon Girl |Alfred Ernest Rice

British Dictionary definitions for foreshadowing

foreshadow

/ (fɔːˈʃædəʊ) /

verb

(tr) to show, indicate, or suggest in advance; presage

Derived forms of foreshadow

foreshadower, noun