foreshow
English
/fɔːˈʃəʊ/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To show in advance; to foretell, predict.
- (transitive) To foreshadow or prefigure.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English foreschewen inherited from Old English forescēawian (foreshow, furnish with, decree, foresee, preordain, provide, appoint) prefix from English show (performance, entertainment).
Origin
English
show
Gloss
performance, entertainment
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aftershow English
- aquashow English
- auto show English
- cooking show English
- floorshow English
- foreshower English
- foreshowing English
- forthshow English
- intershow English
- legshow English
- midshow English
- minishow English
- motor show English
- outshow English
- overshow English
- peepshow English
- postshow English
- preshow English
- reshow English
- roadshow English
- scavage English
- show English
- show barn English
- show-goer English
- showability English
- showable English
- showbag English
- showband English
- showbill English
- showbiz English
- showboat English
- showboy English
- showbread English
- showbusiness English
- showcard English
- showcase English
- showdown English
- showest English
- showeth English
- showfield English
- showfloor English
- showfolk English
- showfolks English
- showful English
- showgirl English
- showgoer English
- showground English
- showguide English
- showhome English
- showhorse English
- showhouse English
- showie English
- showish English
- showjumper English
- showjumping English
- showlike English
- showman English
- showoff English
- showperson English
- showpiece English
- showplace English
- showplan English
- showreel English
- showroom English
- showrunner English
- showstopper English
- showstopping English
- showtime English
- showwoman English
- showy English
- sideshow English
- slideshow English
- smokeshow English
- spookshow English
- supershow English
- talk English
- teleshow English
- show Finnish
- Show German
- show Hungarian
- show Dutch, Flemish
- шоу Russian
- show Spanish, Castilian
- *sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- show Norwegian Bokmål
- show Portuguese
- show Swedish
- ショー Japanese
- show Norwegian Nynorsk
- forescēawian Old English
- foreschewen Middle English
- schewen Middle English
- sjá Old Norse
- šou Serbo-Croatian
- xou Catalan, Valencian
- शो Hindi
- โชว์ Thai
- şov Turkish
- sô Vietnamese
- ရှိုး Burmese
- 作秀 Chinese
- 脫口秀 Chinese
- šou Slovak
- shoo Swahili
- شو Urdu
- soim Tok Pisin
- talk
- show
- showy
- reshow
- showie
- outshow
- legshow
- showbag
- showeth
- showman
- scavage
- showoff
- showboy
- preshow
- midshow
- showest
- showbiz
- showish
- showful
- overshow
- sideshow
- peepshow
- minishow
- teleshow
- postshow
- showable
- showtime
- showfolk
- showplan
- showcard
- showgoer
- showbill
- showdown
- aquashow
- showlike
- showband
- roadshow
- showroom
- showhome
- showgirl
- showreel
- showboat
- showcase
- spookshow
- showwoman
- show barn
- intershow
- showfloor
- floorshow
- showfield
- show-goer
- showfolks
- supershow
- forthshow
- smokeshow
- showhorse
- showhouse
- aftershow
- showpiece
- showguide
- auto show
- slideshow
- showbread
- showplace
- showperson
- showjumper
- showrunner
- foreshower
- motor show
- showground
- foreshowing
- showjumping
- showstopper
- showability
- showbusiness
- cooking show
- showstopping