presage

/'presidʤ/
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presage

A dark cloud on the horizon can be a presage of a coming storm.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A sign or warning that something, typically something momentous or calamitous, is about to happen; an omen. It refers to an event or phenomenon seen as a portent of a future occurrence.
    • A strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant; a foreboding. It refers to an intuitive anticipation or apprehension about the future.

  2. Verb:

    • To be a sign or warning that (something, typically something momentous or calamitous) is about to happen. It means to portend or foreshadow.
    • To have a presentiment of (a future event). It means to sense or feel in advance.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • The sudden silence was a presage of the storm to come.
    • She felt a strange presage of doom as she entered the old house.

  • Verb:

    • The dark clouds presage heavy rain.
    • His sudden resignation may presage major changes in the company.
Advanced Usage
  • "to have a presage of/that...": to have a foreboding or premonition about something.
    • She had a presage that the journey would end badly.
  • Used in formal or literary contexts to describe ominous signs or feelings about future events.
Variants and Related Words
  • Presagement (n, rare): The action of presaging; a portent or foreboding.
  • Presager (n, rare): A person or thing that presages.
  • Presaging (adj): Serving to presage; portentous.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Omen, portent, augury, foreboding, premonition, harbinger, sign, warning.
  • Verb: Portend, augur, foreshadow, foretell, bode, prophesy, predict, herald, forewarn.
Related Phrases and Idioms
  • "A presage of things to come": An indication or warning of future events.
    • The economic downturn was a presage of things to come for the industry.
  • "To presage well/ill": To be a good or bad omen for the future.
    • His confident attitude presaged well for the success of the project.
presage

A dark cloud on the horizon can be a presage of a coming storm.

Noun
  1. a sign of something about to happen
    • he looked for an omen before going into battle
  2. a foreboding about what is about to happen
Verb
  1. indicate by signs
    • These signs bode bad news

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