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prefigure

/priːˈfɪgə/

/priˈfɪɡɚ/

Translations

prefigureverb

prefigured

Past Simple

prefigured

Past Participle

prefiguring

Gerund

/priːˈfɪgə/

/priˈfɪɡɚ/

The early sketches prefigure the final design of the building.

Les premières esquisses préfigurent la conception finale du bâtiment.

Additional translations

se représenter à l'avanceSoutenu; sens de se figurer mentalement quelque chose avant qu’elle n’existe ou n’arrive.

Synonyms

prefigureverb

To suggest, indicate, or represent beforehand; to foreshadow.

The early sketches prefigure the final design of the building.

To imagine or picture something in advance; to envision beforehand.

Before writing the novel, the author prefigured the main scenes in her mind.