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Foretell vs Forcast - What's the difference?

foretell | forcast |

As verbs the difference between foretell and forcast

is that foretell is to predict; to tell the future before it occurs; to prophesy while forcast is (obsolete) to cast away; reject.

As a noun forcast is

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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

    forcast

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) . Compare (l).

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To cast away; reject.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) forcast, variant of forecast.

    Noun

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