Presage Definition

prĕsĭj
presaged, presages, presaging
noun
presages
A sign or warning of a future event; omen; portent; augury.
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A foreboding; presentiment.
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Prophetic significance or meaning.
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A prediction.
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Foreshadowing quality.
Of ominous presage.
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verb
presaged, presages, presaging
To give a presage, or warning, of; portend.
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To have a presentiment.
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To have a foreboding or presentiment of.
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To predict.
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To make a prediction.
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Other Word Forms of Presage

Noun

Singular:
presage
Plural:
presages

Origin of Presage

  • Middle English from Latin praesāgium from praesāgīre to perceive beforehand prae- pre- sāgīre to perceive sāg- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • This word hails from French "présage"

    From Wiktionary

Presage Sentence Examples

  • It's important to understand the weather conditions that presage frost.

  • The condition of affairs on the continent seemed to French enthusiasts to presage an attack by the other Powers on France.

  • A quick glance at the sky to reassure myself that the scudding clouds did not presage rain.

  • Adamson (Perth, 1638) are the lines "For what we do presage is riot in grosse, For we are brethren of the Rosie Crosse; We have the Mason Word and second sight, Things for to come we can fortell aright."

  • The experiences of China and Yugoslavia only presage more far-reaching developments to come.

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Words Starting With

PPRPRE

Words Ending With

EGEAGE

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Words Starting With P and Ending With E

Starts With P & Ends With EStarts With PR & Ends With EStarts With P & Ends With GE

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With P7 Letter Words Ending With E