Foreshows

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To indicate or predict events that will occur in the future by giving hints or clues
2. to serve as a warning sign of what is to come in later developments
3. to present signs or evidence that suggests future occurrences or outcomes

Etymology: "Foreshows" is the third-person singular form of "foreshow," so the question is really about the verb itself. It descends from Old English "forescēawian," meaning to foresee, to preordain or decree, and also to provide or furnish. Those senses already contained the idea of seeing ahead, which is why the modern meaning of giving advance signs of what is coming sits so naturally on the prefix. The word is a straightforward compound: "fore-," meaning before in time or position, joined to "show." The Old English prefix and verb came into Middle English as "foreschewen," and the two-part construction has stayed transparent ever since. Its cognates in Dutch ("voorschouwen") and German ("vorschauen") show the same pairing across related languages, suggesting that the combination of forward-looking prefix and seeing-verb was already well established in Germanic speech.

Synonyms: predicts, foretells, indicates, signals, suggests

Antonyms: conceals, hides, obscures, denies, disregards