foretoken

[ noun fawr-toh-kuh n, fohr-; verb fawr-toh-kuh n, fohr- ]
/ noun ˈfɔrˌtoʊ kən, ˈfoʊr-; verb fɔrˈtoʊ kən, foʊr- /

noun

a sign of a future event; omen; forewarning.

verb (used with object)

to foreshadow.

Origin of foretoken

before 900; Middle English fortokne, Old English foretācn. See fore-, token

Example sentences from the Web for foretoken

  • Small numbers are not a sign of weakness and do not foretoken defeat.

    The Bible Period by Period |Josiah Blake Tidwell
  • What are the literary tidings from modern Greece that seem to foretoken close at hand a signal renascence of Greek literature?

    The Chautauquan, Vol. III, December 1882 |The Chautauquan Literary and Scientific Circle

British Dictionary definitions for foretoken

foretoken

noun (ˈfɔːˌtəʊkən)

a sign of a future event

verb (fɔːˈtəʊkən)

(tr) to foreshadow