Perceive vs Foretell - What's the difference?
perceive | foretell |
To see, to be aware of, to understand.
* {{quote-magazine, year=2012, month=March-April
, author=Colin Allen
, title=Do I See What You See?
, volume=100, issue=2, page=168
, magazine=(American Scientist)
To predict; to tell the future before it occurs; to prophesy.
* Alexander Pope
* C. Middleton
As verbs the difference between perceive and foretell
is that perceive is to see, to be aware of, to understand while foretell is to predict; to tell the future before it occurs; to prophesy.perceive
English
Alternative forms
* (obsolete)Verb
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Synonyms
* (l)References
*foretell
English
Verb
- Deeds then undone my faithful tongue foretold .
- Prodigies, foretelling the future eminence and lustre of his character.