omen
o·men
omen · omens · omened · omening
передбачити, передбачати, прогнозувати
предсказать, прогнозировать, предсказывать
vorhersagen, prognostizieren
To be an omen ofTo be an omen of.
UK/ˈəʊ̯mən/US/ˈoʊ̯mən/
» This is a very bad omen.
Это очень плохой знак.
Это очень плохое предзнаменование.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To be an omen of.
indicate, as with a sign or an omen
(intransitive)To divine or predict from omens.
Examples
43 sentencesThis is a very bad omen.
ruЭто очень плохой знак. — marafon
This is not a good omen.
This could be a bad omen.
This must be a bad omen.
This is truly a bad omen.
Origin
From Latin ōmen (“foreboding, omen”).From Latin ōmen (“foreboding, omen”).
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Forms
omens, omening, omened, omenedSynonyms
12 synonymsClose in meaning
- indicate, as with a sign or an omen:bodeportendauspicateprognosticatepresagebetokenforeshadowaugur
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
3 patterns- a bad omen
- bad omen
- good omen