foreshow

1 of 2

transitive verb

1

a

: foretell

b

: to show beforehand

2

obsolete : betoken, show

your looks foreshow you have a gentle heart

—Shakespeare

foreshower

"+ə(r)

noun

foreshow

2 of 2

noun

obsolete

: foretoken

Word History

Etymology

Transitive verb

Middle English forshewen, foreshewen, from Old English forescēawian, from fore- + scēawian to show

Noun

fore- + show

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