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prefiguring

UK
/priːˈfɪgə.rɪŋ/
US
/priˈfɪɡɚɪŋ/

Translations

prefiguringnoun
prefigurings
pl
préfigurationau sens de représentation anticipée ou de mise en place préalable
Their theory involves a prefiguring of later scientific discoveries.
Leur théorie implique une préfiguration des découvertes scientifiques ultérieures.
préfigurationau sens d’annonce ou de signe avant-coureur
The early sketches served as a prefiguring of the artist's later masterpieces.
Les premières esquisses ont servi de préfiguration aux chefs-d’œuvre ultérieurs de l’artiste.
Synonyms
portent
omen
harbinger
foreshadowing
anticipation
presaging
heralding
foretelling
prefiguringgerund / present participle
UK
/priːˈfɪɡjʊrɪŋ/
US
/priˈfɪɡjərɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that foreshadows a later development
The novel's opening chapter is full of prefiguring symbols.
Le chapitre d’ouverture du roman est rempli de symboles préfigurants.
prefigureverb

prefiguring

Gerund

prefigured
Past Simple
prefigured
Past Participle
prefiguring
Gerund
UK
/priːˈfɪgə/
US
/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
foretell
indicate
signify
anticipate
predict
foreshadow

Definitions

prefiguringnoun
An indication or suggestion of something that will happen in the future.
The early sketches served as a prefiguring of the artist's later masterpieces.
The act or process of foreshadowing or representing something in advance.
Their theory involves a prefiguring of later scientific discoveries.
prefiguringgerund / present participle
Foreshadowing or indicative of something that will happen in the future.
The novel's opening chapter is full of prefiguring symbols.
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.
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