tell (someone's) fortune

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tell (someone's) fortune

To (profess to) anticipate and inform someone about certain outcomes or events in his or her near or distant future. This old lady in the apartment next to mine offered to tell my fortune for ten bucks. I never go in for stuff like that, but I'll admit that I'm a bit curious.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kitty	['kiti]
Toni (2)	TON-ee	English
Arthur	AHR-thər (English), ar-TUYR (French), AHR-toor (German), AHR-tur (Dutch)	English, French, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
Shouhei	sho:-he:	Japanese
Sarra	-	Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
An (2)	-	Near Eastern Mythology