pretend vs foretell

pretend is a noun but foretell is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pretend	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
foretell	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, foretell is a hyponym of pretend; that is, foretell is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pretend:

Other hyponyms of pretend include anticipate, call, forebode, predict, prognosticate, promise, surmise, suspect.

pretend (noun)	foretell (noun)
the enactment of a pretense

pretend (adjective)	foretell (adjective)
imagined as in a play

pretend (verb)	foretell (verb)
make believe with the intent to deceive	make a prediction about; tell in advance
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like	indicate, as with a sign or an omen
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation	foreshadow or presage
state insincerely
behave unnaturally or affectedly
put forward a claim and assert right or possession of