presage
verb/ˈpresɪdʒ/, /prɪˈseɪdʒ/
/ˈpresɪdʒ/, /prɪˈseɪdʒ/
(literary)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they presage | /ˈpresɪdʒ/, /prɪˈseɪdʒ/ /ˈpresɪdʒ/, /prɪˈseɪdʒ/ |
| he / she / it presages | /ˈpresɪdʒɪz/, /prɪˈseɪdʒɪz/ /ˈpresɪdʒɪz/, /prɪˈseɪdʒɪz/ |
| past simple presaged | /ˈpresɪdʒd/, /prɪˈseɪdʒd/ /ˈpresɪdʒd/, /prɪˈseɪdʒd/ |
| past participle presaged | /ˈpresɪdʒd/, /prɪˈseɪdʒd/ /ˈpresɪdʒd/, /prɪˈseɪdʒd/ |
| -ing form presaging | /ˈpresɪdʒɪŋ/, /prɪˈseɪdʒɪŋ/ /ˈpresɪdʒɪŋ/, /prɪˈseɪdʒɪŋ/ |
- presage something to be a warning or sign that something will happen, usually something unpleasant
- Nothing had presaged the dreadful fate about to befall him.
- Heavy clouds were forming, presaging rain.
Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun): via French from Latin praesagium, from praesagire ‘forebode’, from prae ‘before’ + sagire ‘perceive keenly’.Definitions on the go
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