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presage

[ noun pres-ij; verb pres-ij, pri-seyj ]

noun

  1. a presentiment or foreboding.

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  2. something that portends or foreshadows a future event; an omen, prognostic, or warning indication.

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  3. prophetic significance; augury.
  4. foresight; prescience.
  5. Archaic. a forecast or prediction.


verb (used with object)

presaged, presaging.
  1. to have a presentiment of.
  2. to portend, foreshow, or foreshadow:

    The incidents may presage war.

  3. to forecast; predict.

verb (used without object)

presaged, presaging.
  1. to make a prediction.
  2. Archaic. to have a presentiment.

presage

noun

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to have a presentiment of
  2. tr to give a forewarning of; portend
  3. intr to make a prediction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڳܱ, adjective
  • ˈڳܱly, adverb
  • ˈ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • a·ڳܱ adjective
  • a·ڳܱ·ly adverb
  • a· noun
  • ܲ·a adjective
  • ܲ·a·Բ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of presage1

1350–1400; Middle English (noun) < Middle French presage < Latin 岵ܳ presentiment, forewarning, equivalent to ( us ) having a foreboding ( prae- pre- + 岵ܲ prophetic; sagacious ) + -ium -ium
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of presage1

C14: from Latin 岵ܳ presentiment, from 岵īre to perceive beforehand, from 岵ī to perceive acutely
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“There’s no denying David Johansen’s bratty vocalizing… But unlike the MC5 — fellow revolutionaries who more directly presaged the hard-core aspects of the coming punk rebellion — the Dolls had clearer roots in the rock mainstream.”

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By the end of the ’60s, Butler had struck up a fruitful partnership with Gamble and Huff that presaged the success that duo would find in the ’70s.

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The response presaged the film’s Golden Lion victory at the festival.

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And as a presidential candidate, he sounded early warnings about the dangers of Vladimir Putin and a resurgent Russia and presaged the increasingly tense relationship between the U.S. and the People’s Republic of China.

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But Cowell’s initial concern over Payne’s prospects as a solo artist presaged a challenge for the young star as he sought to fashion a musical identity separate from his One Direction mega-fame.

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