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   A complete guide to the word "FORETOKEN": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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   What does Foretoken mean?

   • foretoken (plural foretokens) A prognostic; a premonitory sign; warning or presentiment . From Middle English *foretoknen, fortaknen, from Old English foretācnian (“to foreshow”) . foretoken (third-person singular simple present foretokens, present participle foretokening, simple past and past participle foretokened)

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   When was Foretoken first used?

   • The earliest known use of the verb foretoken is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for foretoken is from 1598, in the writing of Richard Grenewey, translator. It is also recorded as a noun from the Old English period (pre-1150). foretoken is formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: foretoken n.

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   What does Voorteken mean?

   • Cognate with Dutch voorteken, German Low German Vörteken, German Vorzeichen . foretoken (plural foretokens) A prognostic; a premonitory sign; warning or presentiment . From Middle English *foretoknen, fortaknen, from Old English foretācnian (“to foreshow”) .

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   foretoken in American English. (noun ˈfɔrˌtoukən, ˈfour-, verb fɔrˈtoukən, four-) noun. 1. a sign of a future event; omen; forewarning. transitive verb. 2. to foreshadow.

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   There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb foretoken. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   Foretoken definition: a sign of a future event; omen; forewarning. See examples of FORETOKEN used in a sentence.

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   There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun foretoken. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   noun (ˈfɔːˌtəʊkən) a sign of a future event.

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   Apr 6, 2024 · foretoken (third-person singular simple present foretokens, present participle foretokening, simple past and past participle foretokened) ( transitive) To betoken beforehand; prognosticate; foreshadow; give warning of; presage.