presage
Definitions
noun
- an intimation or warning of something about to happen; portent; omen
- a sense of what is about to happen; foreboding
- archaic a forecast or prediction
verb
- (tr) to have a presentiment of
- (tr) to give a forewarning of; portend
- (intr) to make a prediction
Alternative Forms
preˈsageful adjective preˈsagefully adverb preˈsager nounWord Origin
C14: from Latin praesāgium presentiment, from praesāgīre to perceive beforehand, from sāgīre to perceive acutelySynonyms
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Usage examples
But in medicine it is used to describe the symptoms which presage the onset of an epileptic fit.
, CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)So when the parliamentary bells presage the summer lull, he may allow himself some quiet satisfaction.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)The board also says his departure does not presage a change in corporate strategy.
Independent (1998)There was a growing crisis in eastern Europe which seemed to presage a growth of Russian power.
, The British way in Warfare - 1688-2000 (1990)