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- Dictionaryfore·shad·ow/fərˈSHadō/
verb
- 1. be a warning or indication of (a future event): "it foreshadowed my preoccupation with jazz"
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Foreshadow means to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure. See synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related entries for foreshadow.
to act as a warning or sign of a future event: The recent outbreak of violence was foreshadowed by isolated incidents in the city earlier this year. Synonyms. augur formal. betoken old use. bode formal. portend formal. prefigure formal. presage formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Predicting things and intuition. augury. bellwether.
To foreshadow is to predict something or to give a hint of what is to come. Your kid sister's ability to take apart a toaster and put it back together might foreshadow a successful career in electronics.
Foreshadow means to act as a warning or sign of a future event. Learn more about its usage, synonyms and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary website.
Foreshadow definition: to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure. See examples of FORESHADOW used in a sentence.
Foreshadow means to suggest that something will happen in the future. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, synonyms, and word frequency with Collins English Dictionary.
foreshadow something to be a sign of something that will happen in the future. His sudden death had been foreshadowed by earlier health scares. These measures were foreshadowed in last year’s Health Committee report.
