Meteorologists use satellite data and climate models to foretell weather patterns, helping farmers plan their planting schedules.
气象学家利用卫星数据和气候模型来预报天气模式，帮助农民规划他们的播种日程。
Which choice best defines “foretell”?
D — To predict the future. “foretell” means to predict the future.
Which word means “to predict the future”?
B — foretell. “foretell” means to predict the future.
foretell — to predict the future. In Chinese: 预言，预告.
foretell is pronounced /fɔːrˈtɛl/.
Meteorologists use satellite data and climate models to foretell weather patterns, helping farmers plan their planting schedules. (气象学家利用卫星数据和气候模型来预报天气模式，帮助农民规划他们的播种日程。)
predict, prophesy, prognosticate — all close in meaning to foretell (to predict the future).
Yes. foretell is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.