read - interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky, etc.; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The gypsy read his fate in the crystal ball"

hazard, guess, venture, pretend - put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"

outguess, second-guess - attempt to anticipate or predict

augur - predict from an omen

bet, wager - maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!"

forecast, calculate - predict in advance

prophesy, vaticinate - predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration

threaten - to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens"

bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal, point - be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"

foreshow - foretell by divine inspiration