foretoken

fore·to·ken

(fôr-tō′kən)

tr.v. fore·to·kened, fore·to·ken·ing, fore·to·kens

To indicate or give warning of beforehand; presage.

n. (fôr′tō′kən)

An advance sign; a warning.

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foretoken

a sign of a future event

(tr) to foreshadow

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fore•to•ken

(n. ˈfɔrˌtoʊ kən, ˈfoʊr-; v. fɔrˈtoʊ kən, foʊr-)

n.

1. a sign of a future event; omen; forewarning.

v.t.

2. to foreshadow.

[before 900]

foretoken

Past participle: foretokened
Gerund: foretokening

Imperative
foretoken
foretoken

Present
I foretoken
you foretoken
he/she/it foretokens
we foretoken
you foretoken
they foretoken

Preterite
I foretokened
you foretokened
he/she/it foretokened
we foretokened
you foretokened
they foretokened

Present Continuous
I am foretokening
you are foretokening
he/she/it is foretokening
we are foretokening
you are foretokening
they are foretokening

Present Perfect
I have foretokened
you have foretokened
he/she/it has foretokened
we have foretokened
you have foretokened
they have foretokened

Past Continuous
I was foretokening
you were foretokening
he/she/it was foretokening
we were foretokening
you were foretokening
they were foretokening

Past Perfect
I had foretokened
you had foretokened
he/she/it had foretokened
we had foretokened
you had foretokened
they had foretokened

Future
I will foretoken
you will foretoken
he/she/it will foretoken
we will foretoken
you will foretoken
they will foretoken

Future Perfect
I will have foretokened
you will have foretokened
he/she/it will have foretokened
we will have foretokened
you will have foretokened
they will have foretokened

Future Continuous
I will be foretokening
you will be foretokening
he/she/it will be foretokening
we will be foretokening
you will be foretokening
they will be foretokening

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been foretokening
you have been foretokening
he/she/it has been foretokening
we have been foretokening
you have been foretokening
they have been foretokening

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been foretokening
you will have been foretokening
he/she/it will have been foretokening
we will have been foretokening
you will have been foretokening
they will have been foretokening

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been foretokening
you had been foretokening
he/she/it had been foretokening
we had been foretokening
you had been foretokening
they had been foretokening

Conditional
I would foretoken
you would foretoken
he/she/it would foretoken
we would foretoken
you would foretoken
they would foretoken

Past Conditional
I would have foretokened
you would have foretokened
he/she/it would have foretokened
we would have foretokened
you would have foretokened
they would have foretokened

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Noun

foretoken - an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God"

augury, preindication, sign

experience - an event as apprehended; "a surprising experience"; "that painful experience certainly got our attention"

war cloud - an ominous sign that war threatens

omen, portent, prognostic, prognostication, presage, prodigy - a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle"

foretoken

verb

To give an indication of something in advance:

adumbrate, augur, bode, forecast, forerun, foreshadow, foretell, portend, prefigure, presage, prognosticate.

noun

A phenomenon that serves as a sign or warning of some future good or evil:

augury, forerunner, omen, portent, prefigurement, presage, prognostic, prognostication, sign.

Idiom: writing on the wall.

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