pres·age (pr s  j)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 -s j, 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. [Middle English, from Latin praes gium, from praesg re, to perceive beforehand : prae-, pre- + sgre, to perceive; see sg- in Indo-European roots.]pre·sage ful (pr-sjf l) adj. |
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