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presage

/ presage /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a foreboding about what is about to happen
Type of:
foreboding premonition presentiment
noun Sense 2
a sign of something about to happen
"he looked for an omen before going into battle"
Type of:
augury sign foretoken
Kinds of:
auspice foreboding death knell
Derived:
bode portend auspicate prognosticate omen
verb Sense 3
indicate by signs
"These signs bode bad news"
Type of:
bespeak betoken indicate
Kinds of:
threaten foreshow
Derived:
prognosis forecast augur auspex prefiguration
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
36%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
24
Times Searched
2
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foreboding premonition presentiment augury sign foretoken auspice death knell bespeak betoken indicate threaten