foretoken

[ noun fawr-toh-kuhn, fohr-; verb fawr-toh-kuhn, fohr- ]

noun

1. a sign of a future event; omen; forewarning.

verb (used with object)

1. to foreshadow.

foretoken

noun

1. a sign of a future event

verb

1. tr to foreshadow

Word History and Origins

Origin of foretoken¹

before 900; Middle English fortokne, Old English foretācn. See fore-, token

Example Sentences

Nothing in its make-up foretokens a limited existence.

From Project Gutenberg

Verily the chosen prophets by many signs and foretokens were in their lives illustrious.

From Project Gutenberg

These allusions were foretokens that something unusual was taking place.

From Project Gutenberg

As a certain foretoken of war it could not be sustained.

From Project Gutenberg

This latter event was construed by the European public as the foretoken of a new and far-resonant departure in Austria’s treatment of international relations.

From Project Gutenberg

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