presage

UK
/ˈprɛs.ɪdʒ/
US
/ˈprɛs.ɪdʒ/

Translations

presagenoun
presages
pl
UK
/ˈprɛs.ɪdʒ/
US
/ˈprɛs.ɪdʒ/
The dark clouds were a presage of the coming storm.
Темные облака были предзнаменованием надвигающейся бури.
The sudden drop in temperature was a presage of winter.
Внезапное понижение температуры было предвестием зимы.
presageverb
presaged
Past Simple
presaged
Past Participle
presaging
Gerund
UK
/ˈprɛsɪdʒ/
US
/ˈprɛsɪdʒ/
Dark clouds presage a storm.
Тёмные облака предвещают бурю.

Definitions

presagenoun
A sign or warning that something, typically something bad, will happen; an omen or portent.
The dark clouds on the horizon were a presage of the coming storm.
A feeling or intuition that something is going to happen.
She had a presage that the meeting would not go well.
A prediction or prophecy; the act of foretelling something before it happens.
His presages of economic collapse went unheeded by policymakers.
presageverb
To give an omen or warning of; to foreshadow or predict.
The dark clouds presage a storm.
To have a presentiment of; to anticipate or predict.
She presaged that the meeting would not go well.