Presage - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈpresɪdʒ|  American pronunciation of the word presage
Brit.  |ˈpresɪdʒ|  British pronunciation of the word presage

noun

- a foreboding about what is about to happen
- a sign of something about to happen (syn: omen, portent, prodigy, prognostic, prognostication)

verb

- indicate, as with a sign or an omen (syn: augur, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, prognosticate)

Extra examples

...I had a nagging presage that the results of my medical tests would not be good....

...the sight of the first robin is always a welcome presage of spring...

Many investors are worried that the current slowdown could presage another recession.

The large number of moderate earthquakes that have occurred recently could presage a larger quake soon.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: presage
he/she/it: presages
present participle: presaging
past tense: presaged
past participle: presaged
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