Home › Words › F › foresignforesignforesign means A sign given in advance; a foreshadow; a premonition; omen.EtymologyFrom fore- + sign.nounA sign given in advance; a foreshadow; a premonition; omen.An sign, signal, or indicator set in advance, as a control.verbTo sign in advance.To signal beforehand; foreshadow.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.foresignification 79% match — The act of foresignifying; a foretoken. vs foresign →forespeaking 77% match — A foretelling; a prediction. vs foresign →foretoken 76% match — A prognostic; a premonitory sign; warning or presentiment. vs foresign →foreshow 74% match — To show in advance; to foretell, predict. vs foresign →foreshadow 72% match — To suggest (someone or something) in advance; to prefigure, to presage. vs foresign →foretokening 71% match — Indication in advance. vs foresign →forenotice 71% match — Notice or information of an event before it happens; forewarning. vs foresign →foreshowing 70% match — The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication vs foresign →