presage
pre·sage
presage · presages
передвістя
предчувствие, предзнаменование
Wunder, Genie, Wunderkind
A warning of a future eventA warning of a future event; an omen.
/ˈpɹɛsɪdʒ/
» The pallor of his face presaged his tragic end.
Shishir · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesA warning of a future event; an omen.
предзнаменова́ниеpredznamenovánije
передві́стяperedvístja
An intuition of a future event; a presentiment.
предчу́вствиеpredčúvstvije
More definitions
- a foreboding about what is about to happen
- a sign of something about to happen
Examples
3 sentencesThe pallor of his face presaged his tragic end.
Ancient people believed that comets presaged great change or disaster.
A crow's cry at midnight was said to presage death in the village.
Translations
5 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
warning; omen:
Русский
By meaning 2
warning; omen:
intuition; presentiment:
Origin
From Middle English presage, from Latin praesāgium.From Middle English presage, from Latin praesāgium.
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Forms
plural: presagesSynonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- a sign of something about to happen:omenportentprognosticprognosticationprodigy
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedpresageful