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   pres·age

   /prēˈsāj/

   verb

   • 1. (of an event) be a sign or warning that (something, typically something bad) will happen: "the outcome of the game presaged the coming year"
   • ▪ (of a person) predict: "lands he could measure, terms and tides presage"

   noun

   • 1. a sign or warning that something, typically something bad, will happen; an omen or portent: "the fever was a somber presage of his final illness"
   • ▪ a feeling of presentiment or foreboding: "he had a strong presage that he had only a very short time to live"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun): via French from Latin praesagium, from praesagire ‘forebode’, from prae ‘before’ + sagire ‘perceive keenly’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. presageful adjective

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   Presage can be a noun meaning an omen or a warning of something to come, or a verb meaning to foretell or foreshadow. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, history, and usage from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Presage is a formal verb that means to show or suggest that something, often something unpleasant, will happen. Learn more about its meaning, synonyms and usage with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   something that portends or foreshadows a future event; an omen, prognostic, or warning indication. Synonyms: token, sign, portent. prophetic significance; augury. foresight; prescience. Archaic. a forecast or prediction. verb (used with object) , pres·aged, pres·ag·ing. to have a presentiment of. to portend, foreshow, or foreshadow:

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   A presage is a sign that something bad is about to happen, like when you get that queasy feeling in your stomach because your mom found out you skipped band practice to go to the movies. Presage, pronounced "PREH-sige," can be a noun or a verb.

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   Presage is a formal verb that means to show or suggest that something, often something unpleasant, will happen. Learn more about its meaning, synonyms, and usage with examples from various sources.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPRESAGE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Presage is a noun or verb that means a sign or warning of something about to happen, or a sense of foreboding. Learn how to use it in sentences, see synonyms and word origin, and compare with irony.

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   Presage means an indication or warning of a future occurrence; an omen. It can also mean a feeling or intuition of what is going to occur; a presentiment. See synonyms, translations and usage examples of presage.