omen Definition
omen (ō′mən)
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 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.

