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foretold

/ˈfɔɹ.toʊld/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
fore-told
IPA
/ˈfɔɹ.toʊld/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of foretell

verb

simple past and past participle of foretel

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfɔɹ.toʊld/

Derived Forms

unforetold

Rhymes With

old told hold gold cold sold controlled bold rolled fold enrolled mold

Questions

How do you pronounce foretold?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɔɹ.toʊld/.
What does foretold mean?
simple past and past participle of foretell

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