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View usage for: (presɪdʒ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense presages, present participle presaging, past tense, past participle presagedverbIf something presages a situation or event, it is considered to be a warning or sign of what is about to happen. [formal] ...the dawn's loud chorus that seemed to presage a bright hot summer's day. [VERB noun] More Synonyms of presage presage in British Englishnoun (ˈprɛsɪdʒ)1. an intimation or warning of something about to happen; portent; omen 2. a sense of what is about to happen; foreboding 3. archaic a forecast or prediction verb (ˈprɛsɪdʒ, prɪˈseɪdʒ)4. (transitive) to have a presentiment of 5. (transitive) to give a forewarning of; portend 6. (intransitive) to make a prediction Derived forms presageful (preˈsageful) adjective presagefully (preˈsagefully) adverb presager (preˈsager) noun Word origin C14: from Latin praesāgium presentiment, from praesāgīre to perceive beforehand, from sāgīre to perceive acutely presage in American English (ˈprɛsɪdʒ; for v. priˈseɪdʒ; prɪˈseɪdʒ; ˈprɛsɪdʒ) noun1. a sign or warning of a future event; omen; portent; augury 2. a foreboding; presentiment 4. foreshadowing quality of ominous presage verb transitiveWord forms: presˈaged or presˈaging5. to give a presage, or warning, of; portend 6. to have a foreboding or presentiment of verb intransitive8. Rare to have a presentiment Derived forms presager (preˈsager) noun Word origin ME < MFr < L praesagium, a foreboding < prae-, before + sagire, to perceive: see pre- & sagacious Examples of 'presage' in a sentencepresage Definition to be a warning or sign of something about to happen Diplomats fear the incidents presage a new chapter in the conflict. Synonyms point to warn of omen adumbrate forebode foretoken Synonyms forewarn prognosticate soothsay vaticinate (rare) Definition an omen Soldiers used to believe a raven was a presage of coming battle. Synonyms intimation forewarning prognostic auspice Additional synonymsDefinition anxiety or dread It reflects real anger and apprehension about the future. Synonyms anxiety, concern, fear, worry, doubt, alarm, suspicion, dread, unease, mistrust, misgiving, disquiet, premonition, trepidation (formal), foreboding, uneasiness, pins and needles, apprehensivenessDefinition to be a good or bad sign of future events Already there were problems. It didn't augur well. Synonyms bode, promise, predict, herald, signify, foreshadow, prophesy, harbinger, presage, prefigure, portend, betoken, be an omen of, bespeak (archaic) Definition an omen The auguries of death are gathering around him. Synonyms omen, sign, warning, promise, token, herald (literary), prophecy, precursor, forerunner, portent, harbinger (literary), presage, forewarning, prognostication, auspice, puku (New Zealand) - preposterous
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Additional synonymsDefinition to indicate His demeanour betokened embarrassment at his prosperity. Synonyms indicate, mark, suggest, evidence, promise, represent, declare, manifest, signify, denote, typify, bode, bespeak, augur, presage, portend, prognosticateDefinition to be an omen of (good or ill) Katya had dried her eyes. That boded well. Synonyms augur, portend, threaten, predict, signify, foreshadow, presage, betoken, be an omen, forebodeDefinition to discover (something) by intuition or guessing She tried to divine which of her siblings was telling the truth. Synonyms guess, understand, suppose, suspect, perceive, discern, infer, deduce, apprehend, conjecture, surmise, foretell, intuit, prognosticateDefinition to sense by intuition I feel that he still misses her. Synonyms sense, be aware, be convinced, have a feeling, have the impression, intuit, have a hunch, feel in your bones Definition an intuitive understanding that cannot be explained I have a feeling that everything will come right for us. Synonyms impression, idea, sense, notion, suspicion, consciousness, hunch, apprehension, inkling, presentimentDefinition a strong feeling that something bad is about to happen an uneasy sense of foreboding Synonyms dread, fear, anxiety, chill, unease, apprehension, misgiving, premonition, presentiment, apprehensivenessDefinition to predict or calculate (weather, events, etc.), in advance They forecast a defeat for the Prime Minister. Synonyms predict, anticipate, foresee, foretell, call, plan, estimate, calculate, divine, prophesy, augur, forewarn, prognosticate, vaticinate (rare) Definition a prediction He delivered his election forecast. Synonyms prediction, projection, anticipation, prognosis, planning, guess, outlook, prophecy, foresight, conjecture, forewarning, forethoughtDefinition to see or know beforehand He did not foresee any problems. Synonyms predict, forecast, anticipate, envisage, prophesy, foretell, forebode, vaticinate (rare), divineDefinition to show, indicate, or suggest in advance Sales figures foreshadow more redundancies. Synonyms predict, suggest, promise, indicate, signal, imply, bode, prophesy, augur, presage, prefigure, portend, betoken, adumbrate, forebodeAdditional synonymsDefinition to correctly predict (an event, a result, etc.) beforehand prophets who have foretold the end of the world Synonyms predict, forecast, prophesy, portend, call, signify, bode, foreshadow, augur, presage, forewarn, prognosticate, adumbrate, forebode, foreshow, soothsay, vaticinate (rare) Definition a person or thing that announces or indicates the approach of something a harbinger of winter Synonyms sign, indication, herald (literary), messenger, omen, precursor, forerunner, portent, foretokenDefinition instinctive knowledge of or belief about something without conscious reasoning You can't make a case on intuitions, you know. Synonyms feeling, idea, impression, suspicion, hunch, premonition, inkling, presentimentDefinition a sign of a future event This is a frightening portent for the future. Synonyms omen, sign, warning, threat, indication, premonition, foreshadowing, foreboding, harbinger (literary), presage, forewarning, prognostication, augury, presentiment, prognosticDefinition something that is forecast in advance He was unwilling to make a prediction for the coming year. Synonyms prophecy, forecast, prognosis, divination, prognostication, augury, soothsaying, sortilege Definition a feeling that something unpleasant is going to happen He had an unshakable premonition that he would die. Synonyms feeling, idea, intuition, suspicion, hunch, apprehension, misgiving, foreboding, funny feeling (informal), presentiment, feeling in your bones Definition a sense that something unpleasant is about to happen He had a presentiment of disaster. Synonyms premonition, feeling, expectation, anticipation, fear, forecast, hunch, intuition, apprehension, misgiving, foreboding, presage, forethoughtSynonyms sign, warning, forecast, symptom, indication, omen, portent, preindication The country is obsessed with gloomy prognostications about its future. Synonyms prediction, expectation, forecast, speculation, projection, prophecy, prognosis, surmise, vaticination Definition a prediction Nostradamus's prophecy of the end of the world Synonyms prediction, forecast, revelation, prognosis, foretelling, prognostication, augury, sortilege, vaticination (rare) Additional synonymsDefinition to foretell She prophesied the Great Fire of London and her own death in 1561. Synonyms predict, forecast, divine, foresee, augur, presage, foretell, forewarn, prognosticate, soothsay, vaticinate (rare) Definition an omen It is a sign of things to come. Synonyms omen, warning, portent, foreboding, presage, forewarning, writing on the wall, augury, auspice, wake-up call Definition to indicate or suggest The two approaches signified a sharp difference between the men. Synonyms indicate, show, mean, matter, suggest, announce, evidence, represent, express, imply, exhibit, communicate, intimate, stand for, proclaim, convey, be a sign of, symbolize, denote, connote, portend, betoken, flag up Definition a hint, threat, or advance notice of a possible danger or problem a warning of impending doom Synonyms omen, sign, forecast, indication, token, prediction, prophecy, premonition, foreboding, portent, presage, augury, foretoken, rahui (New Zealand) |