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Meaning of 'presage' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Presage [ v. i.]
- To form or utter a prediction; -- sometimes used with of.
2 . Presage [ v. t.]
- Something which foreshows or portends a future event; a prognostic; an omen; an augury.
- Power to look the future, or the exercise of that power; foreknowledge; presentiment.
- To have a presentiment of; to feel beforehand; to foreknow.
- To foretell; to predict; to foreshow; to indicate.

Meaning of 'presage' (Princeton's WordNet)

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

Nearby Words:

pre- preaccusation preace preach preached preacher preachership preachify preaching preachman

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