HyperDic: presage

English > 3 senses of the word *presage*:
VERB	communication	presage, bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict	indicate by signs
NOUN	feeling	presage	a foreboding about what is about to happen / happen / happen
NOUN	event	presage, omen, portent, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy	a sign of something about to happen

presage > pronunciation
Sounds	preh'sihjh
Rhymes	abridge ... yardage: 133 rhymes with ihjh...

English > *presage*: 3 senses > noun 1, feeling
Meaning	A foreboding about what is about to happen / happen / happen.
Broader	foreboding, premonition, presentiment, boding	A feeling of evil to come
Spanish	presagio
Catalan	presagi

English > *presage*: 3 senses > noun 2, event
Meaning	A sign of something about to happen.
Synonyms	omen, portent, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy
Narrower	auspice	A favorable omen
	death knell	An omen of death or destruction
	foreboding	An unfavorable omen
Broader	augury, sign, foretoken, preindication	An event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
Spanish	agüero, anuncio, augurio, auspicio, premonición, presagio, pronóstico
Catalan	anunci, auguri, averany, premonició, presagi, prodigi, senyal
Verbs	presage	indicate by signs

English > *presage*: 3 senses > verb 1, communication
Meaning	Indicate by signs.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Synonyms	bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict
Narrower	foreshow	foretell by divine inspiration
Narrower	threaten	To be a menacing indication of something
Broader	bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal	Be a signal for or a symptom of
Spanish	agorar, anunciarse, augurar, predecir, prefigurar, presagiar, prever, pronosticar, vaticinar
Catalan	augurar, predir, presagiar, pronosticar, vaticinar
Nouns	presage	a sign of something about to happen

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