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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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PRESAGE definition: 1. to show or suggest that something, often something unpleasant, will happen: 2. something that…. Learn more.
The meaning of PRESAGE is something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen. How to use presage in a sentence. Did you know?
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. verb (ˈprɛsɪdʒ , prɪˈseɪdʒ ) 4. (transitive) to have a presentiment of. 5. (transitive) to give a forewarning of; portend. 6. (intransitive) to make a prediction. Collins English Dictionary.
PRESAGE meaning: 1. to show or suggest that something, often something unpleasant, will happen: 2. something that…. Learn more.
As a noun, presage is a warning or omen of bad things to come, like a strange quiet and stillness in the air, presage to the coming tornado. As a verb, presage means "to make a prediction or give a warning of what's to come."
The earliest known use of the noun presage is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for presage is from before 1393, in the writing of John Gower, poet. presage is of multiple origins.
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.
Definition of presage noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define presage: something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen—usage, synonyms, more.
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.
