foreshadow fawr-SHAD-oh verb WS #19

to warn of or indicate a future event; to give an advance sign or hint of what is to come; to prefigure or presage

1. His early struggles with addiction foreshadowed the problems he would face later in life.
2. The opening scene of the movie foreshadows the dramatic confrontation between the two main characters.
3. The economic indicators foreshadow a possible recession in the coming months.
4. The author used the character's strange dreams to foreshadow the tragic ending.
5. The dark clouds foreshadow an approaching storm later this evening.