noun
Meaning 1
A warning of a future event; an omen.
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noun
A warning of a future event; an omen.
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noun
An intuition of a future event; a presentiment.
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verb
To predict or foretell something.
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Usage: transitive
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verb
To make a prediction.
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Usage: intransitive
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verb
To have a presentiment of; to feel beforehand; to foreknow.
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Usage: transitive
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noun
a sign of something about to happen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: omen, portent, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: augury, sign, foretoken, preindication
Narrower terms: auspice, foreboding, death knell
noun
a foreboding about what is about to happen
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Broader terms: foreboding, premonition, presentiment, boding
verb
indicate by signs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal
Narrower terms: threaten, foreshow
History
From Middle English presage, from Latin praesāgium.
Across languages
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.