English verb: foreshadow | |||
| 1. | foreshadow (communication) indicate by signs | ||
| Samples | These signs bode bad news. | ||
| Synonyms | augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | foreshow, threaten | ||