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Meaning of 'omen' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Omen [ n.]
- An occurrence supposed to portend, or show the character of, some future event; any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; a foreboding; a presage; an augury.
2 . Omen [ v. t.]
- To divine or to foreshow by signs or portents; to have omens or premonitions regarding; to predict; to augur; as, to omen ill of an enterprise.

Meaning of 'omen' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . omen [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a sign of something about to happen
Example in sentence:
  • he looked for an omen before going into battle
2 . omen [ v]
Meaning (2):
- indicate, as with a sign or an omen
Example in sentence:
  • These signs bode bad news

Nearby Words:

omega omegoid omelet omened omening omenta omental omentum omer

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