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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 foretelling
 (ing.)預言

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Fore·tell v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foretold p. pr. & vb. n. Foretelling.] To predict; to tell before occurence; to prophesy; to foreshow.
    Deeds then undone my faithful tongue foretold.   --Pope.
    Prodigies, foretelling the future eminence and luster of his character.   --C. Middleton.
 Syn: -- To predict; prophesy; prognosticate; augur.

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 foretelling
      n 1: a statement made about the future [syn: prediction, forecasting,
            prognostication]
      2: the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by
         supernatural means [syn: divination, soothsaying, fortune
          telling]