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Foretell vs Anticipated - What's the difference?

foretell | anticipated |

As verbs the difference between foretell and anticipated

is that foretell is to predict; to tell the future before it occurs; to prophesy while anticipated is (anticipate).

As an adjective anticipated is

expected to arrive; scheduled.

foretell

English

Verb

  • To predict; to tell the future before it occurs; to prophesy.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • Deeds then undone my faithful tongue foretold .
  • * C. Middleton
    • Prodigies, foretelling the future eminence and lustre of his character.

    Derived terms

    * foretellable * foreteller

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    * English irregular verbs

    anticipated

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • expected to arrive; scheduled

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (anticipate)