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omen

UK
/ˈəʊ.mən/
US
/ˈoʊ.mən/

Translations

omennoun
omens
pl
UK
/ˈəʊ.mən/
US
/ˈoʊ.mən/
augureSurtout dans un registre soutenu ou littéraire.
The sudden appearance of a comet was taken as a bad omen by the villagers.
L'apparition soudaine d'une comète a été considérée comme un mauvais augure par les villageois.
Sailors studied the clouds, trying to read the omen before setting sail.
Les marins observaient les nuages, essayant d'interpréter le présage avant de prendre le large.
Synonyms
sign
token
prognostic
harbinger
premonition
augury
forewarning
portent
omenverb
omened
Past Simple
omened
Past Participle
omening
Gerund
UK
/ˈəʊ.mən/
US
/ˈoʊ.mən/
Used transitively and intransitively, chiefly literary or formal.
Dark clouds omen a coming storm.
De sombres nuages présagent une tempête imminente.
Synonyms
predict
forecast
prognosticate
herald
betoken
bode
augur
presage
portend
foreshadow

Definitions

omennoun
A phenomenon or occurrence regarded as a sign of future events, especially one perceived as portentous (either good or bad).
The sudden appearance of a comet was taken as a bad omen by the villagers.
The prophetic significance or meaning attributed to such a sign.
Sailors studied the clouds, trying to read the omen before setting sail.
omenverb
To serve as a sign or warning of; to portend.
Dark clouds omen a coming storm.
To predict or foreshadow something; to foretell.
The rise in housing prices omened a coming economic boom.
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