foreshadow C2+ Topic:Time US /fɔrˈʃædoʊ/ UK /fɔːˈʃædəʊ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to indicate or suggest a future event beforehand The dark opening scene foreshadows the tragedy to come. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to indicate or suggest a... presageportendprefigureaugurheraldforebodeforetellbetoken Word family Derived forms foreshadowingforeshadower Related forms foreshadow Etymology AI details A compound of fore- ('beforehand') and shadow (from Old English sceadu), meaning to cast a shadow before, hence to give an advance hint of something to come. fore Old English sceadu Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # foreshadow **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /fɔrˈʃædoʊ/ **IPA (UK):** /fɔːˈʃædəʊ/ ## Meanings 1. to indicate or suggest a future event beforehand ## Examples - The dark opening scene foreshadows the tragedy to come. ## Synonyms - presage - portend - prefigure - augur - herald - forebode - foretell - betoken ## Derived Forms - foreshadowing - foreshadower ## Related Forms - fore - shadow ## Roots and Affixes - Root: fore - Root: sceadu ## Etymology A compound of fore- ('beforehand') and shadow (from Old English sceadu), meaning to cast a shadow before, hence to give an advance hint of something to come. ## AI Etymology Foreshadow is a compound of fore- ('beforehand') and shadow (from Old English sceadu), meaning to cast a shadow before, hence to give an advance hint of something to come. The etymological trail includes Old English fore and Old English sceadu. As a verb, foreshadow means to indicate or suggest a future event beforehand. The same family is visible in derived forms such as foreshadowing and foreshadower and related forms such as fore and shadow. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Time markdown