presage
[ noun pres-ij; verb pres-ij, pri-seyj ]
/ noun ˈprɛs ɪdʒ; verb ˈprɛs ɪdʒ, prɪˈseɪdʒ /
noun
verb (used with object), pres·aged, pres·ag·ing.
verb (used without object), pres·aged, pres·ag·ing.
to make a prediction.
Archaic. to have a presentiment.
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presage
noun (ˈprɛsɪdʒ)
an intimation or warning of something about to happen; portent; omen
a sense of what is about to happen; foreboding
archaic a forecast or prediction
verb (ˈprɛsɪdʒ, prɪˈseɪdʒ)
(tr) to have a presentiment of
(tr) to give a forewarning of; portend
(intr) to make a prediction
Derived Forms
presageful, adjectivepresagefully, adverbpresager, nounWord Origin for presage
C14: from Latin praesāgium presentiment, from praesāgīre to perceive beforehand, from sāgīre to perceive acutely
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