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omen (ōmən)

noun

a thing or happening believed to foretell a future event, either good or evil; augury

Etymology: L < OL osmen

transitive verb

to be an omen of; augur

omen Synonyms

omen

n.

omen Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • remake: Also debuting over the weekend were horror remake The Omen and A Prairie Home Companion.
  • consider: At the time these unaccountable deaths were considered an omen of war.
  • see: He makes them see the bad omen with their own eyes.
  • read: The diviners will then read the omens to find out whether all the rules have been obeyed or not.
  • seem: The gleaming tarmac of the last 10 km to the Chinese border seemed an omen of things to come.
  • provide: The sighting was too brief to be sure, but it seemed to provide an omen for the actual tour.

Adjective modifier

  • ill: In some regions, they are killed by local people who believe they are ill omens.
  • bad: He makes them see the bad omen with their own eyes.
  • evil: This hadith says that women are part of an evil omen.
  • favorable: My good house floats like a cloud; its name too is a favorable omen.
  • lucky: He finished the first lap in 13th place, which proved to be yet another lucky omen.
  • good: A good omen next time Beckham screws up or gets injured!

Modifies a noun

trilogy: The Omen is also available as part of " The Omen Trilogy " box-set.

Noun used with modifier

death: Every culture around the world has its own unique definition of death omens.

Preposition: of

  • luck: All spiders except tarantulas are an omen of good luck - the larger the spider, the bigger the rewards.
  • death: Aged people said its appearance was an omen of death in the family who formerly owned the estate.
  • thing: Booth started the first half by hitting the bar, an omen of things to come for the home defense.
  • doom: This could not have been true; it was plainly an omen of doom.
  • fortune: The first omen of bad fortune came as Rangers lost the toss and Crewe chose to attack the School End in the first half.

Preposition: for

future: This of course is not a good omen for the future of quality farming in Scotland.

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