"foreshadowing" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /(ˌ)fɔːˈʃædəʊɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fə-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fɔɹˈʃædoʊɪŋ/ [General-American], /fəɹ-/ [General-American] Forms: foreshadowings [plural]
Rhymes: -ædəʊɪŋ Etymology: From foreshadow (verb) + -ing (suffix forming nouns denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action; or forming present participles of verbs). Etymology templates: {{lg|suffix}} suffix, {{lg|noun}} noun, {{lg|present}} present, {{lg|participle}} participle, {{lg|verb}} verb, {{affix|en|foreshadow|-ing|id2=gerund noun|pos1=v|pos2=suffix forming nouns denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action; or forming present participles of verbs}} foreshadow (verb) + -ing (suffix forming nouns denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action; or forming present participles of verbs) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} foreshadowing (usually uncountable, plural foreshadowings)
  1. Synonym of foreshadow (“a suggestion of something in advance”); specifically (usually uncountable, literature, narratology), a literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: foreshadow [synonym, synonym-of] Coordinate_terms: backshadowing, sideshadowing Translations (literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story): presagi [masculine] (Catalan), antaŭfiguro (Esperanto), enteily (Finnish), ennakointi (Finnish), augure [masculine] (French), présage [masculine] (French), მინიშნება (minišneba) (Georgian), Vorahnung [feminine] (German), προοικονομία (prooikonomía) [feminine] (Greek), padahan (Indonesian), tuar [masculine] (Irish), 伏線 (fukusen) (alt: ふくせん) (Japanese), 복선 (bokseon) (alt: 伏線) (Korean), пре́дзнак (prédznak) [masculine] (Macedonian), imbas muka (Malay), augúrio [masculine] (Portuguese), presságio [masculine] (Portuguese), agüero [masculine] (Spanish), augurio [masculine] (Spanish), prefiguración [feminine] (Spanish), premostración [feminine] (Spanish), presagio [masculine] (Spanish), önceden ima etme (Turkish), rhagfynegi [masculine] (Welsh), rhagarwyddo [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-foreshadowing-en-noun-ICeRG3tL Categories (other): Literature, Narratology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 70 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 89 11

Verb

IPA: /(ˌ)fɔːˈʃædəʊɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fə-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fɔɹˈʃædoʊɪŋ/ [General-American], /fəɹ-/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ædəʊɪŋ Etymology: From foreshadow (verb) + -ing (suffix forming nouns denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action; or forming present participles of verbs). Etymology templates: {{lg|suffix}} suffix, {{lg|noun}} noun, {{lg|present}} present, {{lg|participle}} participle, {{lg|verb}} verb, {{affix|en|foreshadow|-ing|id2=gerund noun|pos1=v|pos2=suffix forming nouns denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action; or forming present participles of verbs}} foreshadow (verb) + -ing (suffix forming nouns denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action; or forming present participles of verbs) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} foreshadowing
  1. present participle and gerund of foreshadow Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: foreshadow
    Sense id: en-foreshadowing-en-verb-KzPkw1Bh

Inflected forms

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