foretell

A shard of pottery can foretell an act of abuse.

That flash point foretells an America becoming more polarized the hotter things get, more sharply divided between its rural and urban communities and more hateful and more dangerous.

Morrissey’s résumé foretold his vision: Old Smoke was a boxing champion, gangster, casino owner, gambler and future United States congressman.

“What we are seeing is a chronicle of a tragedy foretold,” she says.

The same goes for teams putting pitchers on the injured list because of soreness that might or might not foretell a serious injury.