1. (

• announce ,
• annunciate ,
• harbinger ,
• foretell ,
• herald

) foreshadow or presage ;

2. (

• predict ,
• foretell ,
• prognosticate ,
• call ,
• forebode ,
• anticipate ,
• promise ,

) make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" ;

3. (

• bode ,
• portend ,
• auspicate ,
• prognosticate ,
• omen ,
• presage ,
• betoken ,
• foreshadow ,
• augur ,
• foretell ,
• prefigure ,
• forecast ,
• predict ,

) indicate, as with a sign or an omen; "These signs bode bad news" ;