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Presage

ˈprɛsɪdʒ

Presage definitions

verb

Inflections:

presage presaged presages presaging

be a sign or warning of (an imminent event, typically an unwelcome one)

"the heavy clouds above the moorland presaged snow"

Synonyms:
portend augur foreshadow foretell prophesy be an omen of herald be a sign of be the harbinger of be a warning of give a warning of warn of be an indication of indicate be a presage of signal bode announce promise threaten
- (of a person) predict
  
  "lands he could measure, terms and tides presage"

noun

Inflections:

presage presages

an omen or portent

"the fever was a sombre presage of his final illness"

Synonyms:
omen sign indication portent warning forewarning harbinger foreshadowing augury signal promise threat ill omen forecast prediction prognostication prophecy straw in the wind writing on the wall hint
- a feeling of presentiment or foreboding
  
  "he had a strong presage that he had only a very short time to live"