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Search phrase: retell

Plays

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Antony and CleopatraAC I.ii.40And fertile every wish, a million.& foretell euery wish, a Million.
Henry IV Part 11H4 V.i.6Foretells a tempest and a blustering day.Fortels a Tempest, and a blust'ring day.
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.i.61Foretells the nature of a tragic volume.Fore-tels the Nature of a Tragicke Volume:
Henry IV Part 22H4 III.i.74Foretelling this same time's condition,Fore-telling this same Times Condition,
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.i.43But what art thou, whose heavy looks foretellBut what art thou, whose heauie Lookes fore-tell
King JohnKJ V.vii.5Foretell the ending of mortality.Fore-tell the ending of mortality.
OthelloOth I.iii.360thee often, and I re-tell thee again and again, I hatethee often, and I re-tell thee againe, and againe, I hate
Richard IIR2 II.i.32And thus, expiring, do foretell of him:And thus expiring, do foretell of him,
Troilus and CressidaTC V.i.88hound; but when he performs, astronomers foretell it,Hound; but when he performes, Astronomers foretell it,
The Winter's TaleWT II.iii.198They have been absent. 'Tis good speed; foretellsThey haue beene absent: 'tis good speed: fore-tells

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1589 Foretell new storms to those already spent. Foretell new stormes to those alreadie spent.

Glossary

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calculate one's birthcast a horoscope, foretell an event
destinypreordained outcome, divine foretelling
divinepredict, foretell, prophesy
diviningprophesying, foreseeing, foretelling
figureforetell, reveal, disclose
foresaypredict, foretell
foretelltell earlier, say beforehand
foretellforewarn, alert, give notice
predictprediction, foretelling
prophetportent, omen, foretelling
retailrecount, relate in detail, retell
soothsayerforeteller of events, prophet
true-diviningcapable of foretelling the truth

Thesaurus

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divine foretellingdestiny
foretelldivine
foretellforesay
foretellfigure
foretell an eventcalculate one's birth
foreteller of eventssoothsayer
foreteller, Romanaugurer
foretellingdivining
foretellingprophet
foretellingpredict
foretelling the truth, capable oftrue-divining
foretelling, divinedestiny
retellretail
truth, capable of foretelling thetrue-divining

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
FORETELLBASICsee TELL
TELLEXTRAretell v

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