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to presage
01
to serve as a sign or warning of a future event
Transitive: to presage a future event
Grammatical Information
action verb
regular
present tense
presage
3rd person singular
presages
past simple
presaged
past participle
presaged
Examples
The dark clouds and distant thunder presage an impending storm.
Presage
01
a sign that something bad will happen
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
plural form
presages
Examples
The blood-red moon was seen as a presage of war.
02
a strong inner feeling or intuition of a troubling future event
Examples
She felt a presage deep in her chest, warning her not to board the plane.
