how to pronounce foretold

/fɔːɹˈtoʊld/

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foretold is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of foretold in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… the fires that foretold grenfell as one …”

meanings of foretold

verb:

Simple past tense and past participle of foretell.

foretold frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word foretold occurs in english on average 0.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.