Foreshow Definition

fôr-shō
foreshowed, foreshowing, foreshown, foreshows
verb
To show or indicate beforehand; foretell; prefigure.
Webster's New World
noun

(obsolete) A manifestation in advance; a prior indication.

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Other Word Forms of Foreshow

Noun

Singular:
foreshow
Plural:
foreshows

Origin of Foreshow

  • From Middle English foreschewen, from Old English forescēawian (“to foreshow, foresee; preordain, decree, appoint; provide, furnish with”), equivalent to fore- +‎ show. Cognate with Dutch voorschouwen, German vorschauen.

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  • From fore- +‎ show.

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