to discover what will happen to someone in the future, for example by looking at the lines on their hands or using a special set of cards

Cast out by her parents and with nowhere to go, she meets an old woman who tells her fortune.

At the fall festival, we stood in line to get our fortunes told.

Can you really tell my fortune just by looking at my palm?

The psychic read the tarot cards and told us our fortunes.

I had an aunt who used to examine the tea leaves at the bottom of our cups and, from them, tell our fortunes.

See also: fortune (CHANCE)