Meaning

2 senses
  1. A warning of a future event; an omen.

    предзнаменова́ниеpredznamenovánije

    передві́стяperedvístja

  2. 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 sentences
  1. The pallor of his face presaged his tragic end.

  2. Ancient people believed that comets presaged great change or disaster.

  3. A crow's cry at midnight was said to presage death in the village.

Translations

5 languages
Українська
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: presages
Singularpresage
Pluralpresages

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Derivedpresageful

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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