English Explanatory Dictionary

presage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A warning of a future event; an omen.
  2. An intuition of a future event; a presentiment.
verb
  1. To predict or foretell something.
  2. To make a prediction.
  3. To have a presentiment of; to feel beforehand; to foreknow.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹɛsɪdʒ/ /pɹɪˈseɪdʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-presage.wav

Word forms

presage presages præsage presaging presaged

Etymology

From Middle English presage, from Latin praesāgium.

Synonyms

foreshadow forespell portend

Derived words

presageful presagement presager presagingly unpresaged unpresaging
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