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- Dictionaryforeshadow/fəˈʃadəʊ/
verb
- 1. be a warning or indication of (a future event): "other new measures are foreshadowed in the White Paper"
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: to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure. The hero's predicament is foreshadowed in the first chapter. foreshadower. fȯr-ˈsha-də-wər. noun. Synonyms. adumbrate. forerun. harbinger. herald. prefigure. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of foreshadow in a Sentence.
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 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.
Foreshadowing is a literary device in which authors hint at plot developments that don't actually occur until later in the story. Foreshadowing can be achieved directly or indirectly, by making explicit statements or leaving subtle clues about what will happen later in the text.
Foreshadow definition: to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure. See examples of FORESHADOW used in a sentence.
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense foreshadows, present participle foreshadowing, past tense, past participle foreshadowed verb If something foreshadows an event or situation , it suggests that it will happen .
Definition of foreshadow verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb. To give an indication of something in advance: adumbrate, augur, bode, forecast, forerun, foretell, foretoken, portend, prefigure, presage, prognosticate.
Foreshadow definition: To present an indication or a suggestion of beforehand; presage.
