Foretell vs. Foresee — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Foretell and Foresee
ADVERTISEMENT
Compare with Definitions
Foretell
To tell of or indicate beforehand; predict.
Foresee
To imagine or know as a probable occurrence; anticipate or predict
Foresaw economic decline.
Foretell
(ambitransitive) To predict; to tell (the future) before it occurs; to prophesy.
Foresee
To be able to see beforehand: to anticipate; predict.
Foretell
(transitive) To tell (a person) of the future.
ADVERTISEMENT
Foresee
(obsolete) To provide.
Foretell
To predict; to tell before occurence; to prophesy; to foreshow.
Deeds then undone my faithful tongue foretold.
Prodigies, foretelling the future eminence and luster of his character.
Foresee
To see beforehand; to have prescience of; to foreknow.
A prudent man foreseeth the evil.
Foretell
To utter predictions.
Foresee
To provide.
Great shoals of people, which go on to populate, without foreseeing means of life.
Foretell
Foreshadow or presage
Foresee
To have or exercise foresight.
Foretell
Make a prediction about; tell in advance;
Call the outcome of an election
Foresee
Realize beforehand
Foretell
Indicate by signs;
These signs bode bad news
Foresee
Picture to oneself; imagine possible;
I cannot envision him as President
Foresee
Act in advance of; deal with ahead of time
Share Your Discovery
Previous Comparison
Indifferent vs. Unconcerned
Next Comparison
Intuition vs. Intuitiveness
