tell fortunes

verb

To tell someone's destiny or future, usually by magic.

Meanings

verbtell fortunes (third-person singular simple present tells fortunes, present participle telling fortunes, simple past and past participle told fortunes)

present singular third person tells fortunes · participle present telling fortunes · participle past told fortunes · past told fortunes · alternative tell someone's fortune

  1. idiomaticTo tell someone's destiny or future, usually by magic.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Dutch iemands toekomst voorspellen
  • iemands toekomst voorspellento tell someone's destiny or future
Latin hariolor
  • hariolorto tell someone's destiny or future
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