tell fortunes in English

Audio: En-au-tell fortunes.ogg

Forms: tells fortunes [present, singular, third-person], telling fortunes [participle, present], told fortunes [participle, past], told fortunes [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|tell<,,told> fortunes}} tell fortunes (third-person singular simple present tells fortunes, present participle telling fortunes, simple past and past participle told fortunes)

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      "form": "told fortunes",
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        "(idiomatic) To tell someone's destiny or future, usually by magic."
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          "word": "hariolor"
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      "form": "tells fortunes",
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"tell fortunes" meaning in English

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