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Definition of presaging - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
predictionRare foreshadowing an upcoming eventRare
- The presaging signs were clear to those who paid attention.
2.
warningRare giving a warning of somethingRare
- The sudden drop in temperature was presaging a cold front.
Noun
1.
future signRare a sign or omen indicating what will happenRare
- The dark clouds were a presaging of the coming storm.
2.
prediction processRare the act of predicting or foretelling somethingRare
- His presaging of disaster worried the whole team.
Origin of presaging
Latin, praesagire (to perceive beforehand)
Examples of presaging in a sentence
His presaging dreams often came true. Dark clouds were presaging a storm. The eerie silence was presaging trouble. The sudden drop in blood pressure was a presaging of complications. Those early layoffs were a presaging for the recession that followed. Her presaging of a market downturn proved accurate within months.
The report's presaging of water shortages prompted the city to impose restrictions.
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- French:précurseur, présage, ...
- German:ankündigend, Vorzeichen, ...
- Italian:preannunciante, presagio, ...
- Spanish:presagioso, presagio, ...
- Portuguese:prenunciador, presságio, ...
- Chinese:预示的, 预兆, ...
- Japanese:予兆的な, 前兆, ...
- Arabic:مُنْذِر, فَأْل, ...
- Hebrew:מְנַבֵּא, אוֹת מְבַשֵּׂר, ...
- Russian:предвещающий, предзнаменование, ...
- Ukrainian:передвісний, передвістя, ...
- Hindi:भविष्यसूचक, संकेत, ...
Definition of presage - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
omenDated warning of a future eventDated
- The dark clouds were a presage of the storm.
2.
forebodingDated sense of what is about to happenDated
- He felt a presage of danger in the air.
Verb
predictionDated predict or foretell somethingDated
- The dark clouds presage a storm.
Origin of presage
Latin, praesagium (omen)
Examples of presage in a sentence
A presage of doom hung over the battlefield. The presage of a storm loomed over the town. A presage of doom seemed to hang in the air. The economic indicators presage a recession. Her sudden silence presaged an impending argument.
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- French:présage, annoncer, ...
- German:Omen, vorhersagen, ...
- Italian:presagio, presagire, ...
- Spanish:presagio, presagiar, ...
- Portuguese:presságio, pressagiar, ...
- Chinese:预兆, 预示, ...
- Japanese:前兆, 予兆する, ...
- Arabic:نذير, تَنَبَّأَ, ...
- Hebrew:אוֹת, לְנַבֵּא, ...
- Russian:предзнаменование, предвещать, ...
- Ukrainian:передвісник, передвіщати, ...
- Hindi:शगुन, भविष्यवाणी करना, ...
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