presage

pres·age  (prsj)

n.

1. An indication or warning of a future occurrence; an omen.

2. A feeling or intuition of what is going to occur; a presentiment.

3. Prophetic significance or meaning.

4. Archaic A prediction.

v. (pr-sj, prsj) pre·saged, pre·sag·ing, pre·sag·es

v.tr.

1. To indicate or warn of in advance; portend.

2. To have a presentiment of.

3. To foretell or predict.

v.intr.

To make or utter a prediction.

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[Middle English, from Latin praesgium, from praesgre, to perceive beforehand : prae-, pre- + sgre, to perceive; see sg- in Indo-European roots.]

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pre·sageful (pr-sjfl) adj.

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presage

n [ˈprɛsɪdʒ]

1. an intimation or warning of something about to happen; portent; omen

2. a sense of what is about to happen; foreboding

3. Archaic a forecast or prediction

vb [ˈprɛsɪdʒ prɪˈseɪdʒ]

1. (tr) to have a presentiment of

2. (tr) to give a forewarning of; portend

3. (intr) to make a prediction

[from Latin praesāgium presentiment, from praesāgīre to perceive beforehand, from sāgīre to perceive acutely]

presageful  adj

presagefully  adv

presager  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	presage - a foreboding about what is about to happen boding, foreboding, premonition, presentiment - a feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case"
	2.	presage - a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle" omen, portent, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy augury, foretoken, preindication, sign - an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God" auspice - a favorable omen foreboding - an unfavorable omen death knell - an omen of death or destruction
Verb	1.	presage - indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" augur, auspicate, bode, omen, portend, foreshadow, predict, prefigure, prognosticate, betoken, forecast, foretell threaten - to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens" bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal, point - be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" foreshow - foretell by divine inspiration

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presage

verb

portend to, point to, warn of, signify, omen, bode, foreshadow, augur, betoken, adumbrate, forebode, foretoken Diplomats fear the incidents presage a new chapter in the conflict.

noun

omen, sign, warning, forecast, prediction, prophecy, portent, harbinger, intimation, forewarning, prognostication, augury, prognostic, auspice Soldiers used to believe a raven was a presage of coming battle.

Translations

presage [ˈpresɪdʒ] (liter)

A. N → presagio m

B. VT → presagiar

presage

n (= omen) → Vorzeichen nt, → Anzeichen nt, → Vorbote m; (= feeling) → Vorahnung f

vt → ankünd(ig)en, andeuten