Presage - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈpresɪdʒ|
Brit.
|ˈpresɪdʒ|
noun
- a foreboding about what is about to happen
- a sign of something about to happen (syn: omen, portent, prodigy, prognostic, prognostication)
- 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
I/you/we/they: presage
he/she/it: presages
present participle: presaging
past tense: presaged
past participle: presaged
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