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- Dictionarypresage/ˈprɛsɪdʒ/
verb
- 1. be a sign or warning of (an imminent event, typically an unwelcome one): "the heavy clouds above the moorland presaged snow"
noun
- 1. an omen or portent: "the fever was a sombre presage of his final illness"
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The meaning of PRESAGE is something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen. How to use presage in a sentence. Did you know?
PRESAGE definition: 1. to show or suggest that something, often something unpleasant, will happen: 2. to show or…. Learn more.
noun. a presentiment or foreboding. Synonyms: premonition, indication. something that portends or foreshadows a future event; an omen, prognostic, or warning indication. Synonyms: token, sign, portent. prophetic significance; augury. foresight; prescience. Archaic. a forecast or prediction. verb (used with object) , pres·aged, pres·ag·ing.
PRESAGE meaning: 1. to show or suggest that something, often something unpleasant, will happen: 2. to show or…. Learn more.
Definition of 'presage' Word Frequency. presage. (presɪdʒ ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense presages , present participle presaging , past tense, past participle presaged. verb. If something presages a situation or event, it is considered to be a warning or sign of what is about to happen. [formal]
A presage is a sign that something bad is about to happen, like when you get that queasy feeling in your stomach because your mom found out you skipped band practice to go to the movies. Presage, pronounced "PREH-sige," can be a noun or a verb.
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. 4. ( tr) to have a presentiment of. 5. ( tr) to give a forewarning of; portend. 6. ( intr) to make a prediction.
