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presage
[ noun pres-ij; verb pres-ij, pri-seyj ]
noun
- a presentiment or foreboding.
Synonyms: ,
- something that portends or foreshadows a future event; an omen, prognostic, or warning indication.
Synonyms: , ,
- prophetic significance; augury.
- foresight; prescience.
- Archaic. a forecast or prediction.
verb (used with object)
- to have a presentiment of.
- to portend, foreshow, or foreshadow:
The incidents may presage war.
- to forecast; predict.
verb (used without object)
- to make a prediction.
- Archaic. to have a presentiment.
presage
noun
- an intimation or warning of something about to happen; portent; omen
- a sense of what is about to happen; foreboding
- archaic.a forecast or prediction
verb
- tr to have a presentiment of
- tr to give a forewarning of; portend
- intr to make a prediction
Derived Forms
- ˈڳܱ, adjective
- ˈڳܱly, adverb
- ˈ, noun
Other Word Forms
- a·ڳܱ adjective
- a·ڳܱ·ly adverb
- a· noun
- ܲ·a adjective
- ܲ·a·Բ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of presage1
Example Sentences
The apocalyptic imagination, he argued, imposes on history “neat, naïve patterns” presaging a turning point in the grand scheme of humanity.
“There’s no denying David Johansen’s bratty vocalizing… But unlike the MC5 — fellow revolutionaries who more directly presaged the hard-core aspects of the coming punk rebellion — the Dolls had clearer roots in the rock mainstream.”
By the end of the ’60s, Butler had struck up a fruitful partnership with Gamble and Huff that presaged the success that duo would find in the ’70s.
The response presaged the film’s Golden Lion victory at the festival.
And as a presidential candidate, he sounded early warnings about the dangers of Vladimir Putin and a resurgent Russia and presaged the increasingly tense relationship between the U.S. and the People’s Republic of China.
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