foreshadow

[ fawr-shad-oh, fohr- ]

verb (used with object)

1. to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure:

   Political upheavals foreshadowed war.

foreshadow

/ fɔːˈʃædəʊ /

verb

1. tr to show, indicate, or suggest in advance; presage

Derived Forms

• foreˈshadower, noun

Other Words From

• fore·shadow·er noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of foreshadow¹

First recorded in 1570–80; fore- + shadow

Example Sentences

If anything, he boldly foreshadows the darkness just on the horizon, shooting his drama austerely, the weight of inevitable doom hanging over everything.

From Los Angeles Times

In what might have foreshadowed the 2024 campaign, Priorities USA published 2021 a memo criticizing the bloat in ad spending in Democratic campaigns titled “How Democrats Can Optimize Media Spending And Stop Wasting Millions.”

From Salon

The play, like our lives, is circular, the beginning foreshadowing the inevitable end.

From Los Angeles Times

President-elect Donald Trump has blown past an Oct 1 deadline to submit a mandatory ethics pledge, potentially foreshadowing a chaotic handoff between the Biden administration and the second Trump term's team.

From Salon

But researchers funded by the Icelandic government believe that the rapid retreat of glaciers due to climate change is raising the threat to their nation, and may foreshadow increased volcanic activity all over the world.

From Salon

Related Words

• augur
• foretell
• imply
• portend
• predict
• prefigure
• presage