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- pronunciation:
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shae
do
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for
shae
do
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
foreshadows, foreshadowing, foreshadowed |
| definition: |
to signal or indicate beforehand; presage; prefigure.
The character's confession of his fear of confinement foreshadows his eventual imprisonment at the end of the novel.The nation's invasion of its weak neighbor foreshadowed its later massive-scale attacks against the other nations in the region.- similar words:
- forecast, foretell, prophesy
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| related words: |
fate, harbinger, portend |
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| derivation: |
foreshadower (n.) |
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