глагол [прошедшее время, причастие прошедшего времени] foretold предсказывать, прогнозировать Синоним(ы): predict
transitive verb (foretold; -telling) to tell beforehand; predict • foreteller noun Synonyms: foretell, predict, forecast, prophesy, prognosticate mean to tell beforehand. foretell applies to the telling of the coming of a future event by any procedure or any source of information Example: seers foretold the calamity. predict commonly implies inference from facts or accepted laws of nature Example: astronomers predicted an eclipse. forecast adds the implication of anticipating eventualities and differs from predict in being usually concerned with probabilities rather than certainties Example: forecast snow. prophesy connotes inspired or mystic knowledge of the future especially as the fulfilling of divine threats or promises Example: prophesying a new messiah. prognosticate is used less often than the other words; it may suggest learned or skilled interpretation, but more often it is simply a colorful substitute for predict or prophesy Example: prognosticating the future.