vorhersagen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bespeak verb To talk about or describe something.
- forecast verb To predict how something, especially the weather or the economy, will develop.
- foretell verb To predict or announce something before it happens.
- portend verb To be a warning sign that something bad is going to happen.
- predict verb To say what will happen in the future, based on knowledge, evidence, or reasoning.
- spell noun Words believed to have magical power, or the magical effect they produce.
Senses
vorhersagen is used for these senses in English:
- bespeak (transitive, archaic) To forbode; foretell.
- forecast To estimate how something will be in the future.
- foretell (ambitransitive) To predict; to tell (the future) before it occurs; to prophesy.
- portend (transitive) To serve as a warning or omen of.
- predict (transitive) To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or estimate a future event on the basis of knowledge and reasoning; to prophesy a future event on the basis of mystical knowledge or power.
- spell (transitive) To indicate that (some event) will occur; typically followed by a single-word noun. [from 19th c.]
bespeak — full definition
- verb To talk about or describe something.
- verb To arrange or order something ahead of time.
- verb To ask for something, especially as a favor.
- verb To be a sign that something will happen in the future.
forecast — full definition
- verb To predict how something, especially the weather or the economy, will develop.
- noun A prediction about future conditions, especially the weather.
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