Read the sentence given and observe the underlined word:

“Among the Romans the augurs were the priests who foretold the future through the flight of birds, the weather and other signs. To augur well is therefore to prophesy favorably. When the augur pronounced the omens favorable, public business could begin or be inaugurated.” (Source: NURNBERG, M.; ROSENBLUM, M. How to build a better vocabulary. New York: Warner Books, 1989. p. 219).

In the sentence “Among the Romans the augurs were the priests who foretold the future through the flight of birds, the weather and other signs”, the word ‘foretold’ might be replaced by: