presage
[ noun pres-ij; verb pres-ij, pri-seyj ]
/ noun ˈprɛs ɪdʒ; verb ˈprɛs ɪdʒ, prɪˈseɪdʒ /
noun
verb (used with object), pres·aged, pres·ag·ing.
verb (used without object), pres·aged, pres·ag·ing.
to make a prediction.
Archaic.
to have a presentiment.
Origin of presage
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British Dictionary definitions for presage
presage
noun (ˈprɛsɪdʒ)
an intimation or warning of something about to happen; portent; omen
a sense of what is about to happen; foreboding
archaic
a forecast or prediction
verb (ˈprɛsɪdʒ, prɪˈseɪdʒ)
(tr)
to have a presentiment of
(tr)
to give a forewarning of; portend
(intr)
to make a prediction
Derived forms of presage
presageful, adjective presagefully, adverb presager, nounWord Origin for presage
C14: from Latin
praesāgium presentiment, from
praesāgīre to perceive beforehand, from
sāgīre to perceive acutely