Definition of presage in English:

presage

verb ˈprɛsɪdʒprɪˈseɪdʒ

[with object]

1Be a sign or warning of (an imminent event, typically an unwelcome one)
the heavy clouds above the moorland presaged snow
沼泽地上空云层密布是下雪的征兆。
Example sentencesExamples
- Death was presaged by the alien's horrible radio transmission.
- However, this entry seems to presage Kenny's imminent defeat, and in so doing raises the ethnic issue once again.
- Three years after she developed asthma, I had also; her stomach problems presaged similar ones for me.
- We do not know if we can escape the doom now presaged by the ‘worst case scenarios’ with which we have become familiar.
- Her perfume, Jesus tells us, presages his death: ‘She has anointed my body in anticipation of my burial.’
- His position was threatened in 1788 when the illness of George III presaged a change of government.
- The monk's death in my novel, and the manner of his dying, presaged my father's death in ways I could not consciously have known.
- Hence, dissatisfaction could arise and presage changes in contract type, terms, or ownership of the parcel.
- The Australian reports that cane toads have just begun to menace Darwin - a pathfinding toad was recently spotted less than 40 km from the city, presaging an imminent attack in force.
- The change of government, Wilson thought, would not necessarily presage a change in the political culture.
- It also presages a debate that is growing in not only environmentalist circles, but in religious ones as well.
- But one political event in Limerick did presage another bigger problem ahead.
- So I don't think today's high oil prices presage recession.
- But by July of 1992, those approval ratings had slid to an abysmal 25 percent, presaging his electoral defeat three months later.
- Yet this massive show of strength by the unions ultimately presaged their downfall even though this was not at all apparent at the time.
- As in past battles, the legal changes will presage changes in culture and public opinion where the previously heretical becomes the obvious and the normal.
- The crisis has led to a widespread panic about oil shortages that in turn affects the US presidential elections and presages a world recession.
- This makes possible rapid identification of a disturbing trend that could presage an adverse event.
- This speech, which is in fact a theatrical device to allow Orlando to fetch his faithful servant Adam, presages Adam's death which represents the death of old fashioned virtues and ways.
- That final gesture seems to have presaged the death of Diana Princess of Wales in a car crash in August 1997.
Synonyms
portend, augur, foreshadow, foretell, prophesy, be an omen of, herald, be a sign of, be the harbinger of, be a warning of, give a warning of, warn of, be an indication of, indicate, be a presage of, signal, bode, announce, promise, threaten
point to, mean, signify, spell, denote, add up to, amount to
literary betoken, foretoken, forebode, harbinger
1. 1.1archaic (of a person) predict.
  〈古〉预言；预感
  lands he could measure, terms and tides presage
  土地他可以丈量，期限和趋势则只能凭预感。
  Example sentencesExamples
  We may speculate too whether they will presage anything very different from what was said.
  Repeatedly the disasters he presaged were less troubling than I had feared.

noun ˈprɛsɪdʒ

1An omen or portent.
the fever was a sombre presage of his final illness
这次发烧是他最后病症的不祥征兆。
Example sentencesExamples
- Aware of dire presages connected to the coming of a solar eclipse, he sought to avert the impending dangers; but he died at dawn on May 21, 1639.
- He fixed his eyes on her, wondering again if he was witnessing what could very well be a presage of his own fate.
- Parents' groups, always on the lookout for something to blame other than the actual parents for the problems with kids, latched onto it as the latest presage of the decline and fall of western civilization.
- For this is both a presage of the future, reflected in her grave and silent face as she supports his little body, and the epitome of what it is to be a mother.
- Many people thought that the overly saccharine speech that Teri gave last episode was a stone-cold presage to her death.
- The imminent rain brought dire presages into his mind, making him shiver uncontrollably.
- Nonsense, this is a brilliant album and a presage of success.
- Perhaps this morning was a promise of beauty yet to come, a presage of what we can expect later on this week.
- This act of rebellion was but a presage of things to come, as David, after graduating in 1965, left Detroit for the East Coast.
- These images also act as a presage of impending catastrophe.
Synonyms
omen, sign, indication, portent, warning, forewarning, harbinger, foreshadowing, augury, signal, promise, threat, ill omen, forecast, prediction, prognostication, prophecy, straw in the wind, writing on the wall, hint
literary foretoken
archaic auspice
1. 1.1archaic A feeling of presentiment or foreboding.
  〈古〉预感；预知
  he had a strong presage that he had only a very short time to live
  他有一种很强的预感：他时日无多了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Also, as I have been informed, he had a presage before he first attempted it, which did foresee it would turn to his ruin.
  Terrified by her presage of death, the patient immediately contacted Mitchell for a series of consultations.
  Synonyms
  premonition, foreboding, intuition, feeling, hunch, suspicion, sneaking suspicion, feeling in one's bones, funny feeling, vague feeling, inkling, idea, sixth sense

Derivatives

presageful

adjective prɪˈseɪdʒfʊl-f(ə)l

presager

noun prɪˈseɪdʒəˈprɛsɪdʒə

archaic

A person or thing seen as a sign or warning of a future event, typically an unwelcome one.
the tiny bird regarded as a presager of disaster
Example sentencesExamples
- It is therefore as dumb as the presagers.
- Falls have been claimed to be ominous presagers of death but this view is based on a flawed study.

Origin

Late Middle English (as a noun): via French from Latin praesagium, from praesagire 'forebode', from prae 'before' + sagire 'perceive keenly'.

Rhymes

message

Definition of presage in US English:

presage

verb

[with object]

1(of an event) be a sign or warning that (something, typically something bad) will happen.
预示；预兆
the outcome of the game presaged the coming year
Example sentencesExamples
- Her perfume, Jesus tells us, presages his death: ‘She has anointed my body in anticipation of my burial.’
- However, this entry seems to presage Kenny's imminent defeat, and in so doing raises the ethnic issue once again.
- So I don't think today's high oil prices presage recession.
- We do not know if we can escape the doom now presaged by the ‘worst case scenarios’ with which we have become familiar.
- But one political event in Limerick did presage another bigger problem ahead.
- Yet this massive show of strength by the unions ultimately presaged their downfall even though this was not at all apparent at the time.
- The crisis has led to a widespread panic about oil shortages that in turn affects the US presidential elections and presages a world recession.
- The monk's death in my novel, and the manner of his dying, presaged my father's death in ways I could not consciously have known.
- This speech, which is in fact a theatrical device to allow Orlando to fetch his faithful servant Adam, presages Adam's death which represents the death of old fashioned virtues and ways.
- The change of government, Wilson thought, would not necessarily presage a change in the political culture.
- As in past battles, the legal changes will presage changes in culture and public opinion where the previously heretical becomes the obvious and the normal.
- The Australian reports that cane toads have just begun to menace Darwin - a pathfinding toad was recently spotted less than 40 km from the city, presaging an imminent attack in force.
- Hence, dissatisfaction could arise and presage changes in contract type, terms, or ownership of the parcel.
- Death was presaged by the alien's horrible radio transmission.
- But by July of 1992, those approval ratings had slid to an abysmal 25 percent, presaging his electoral defeat three months later.
- That final gesture seems to have presaged the death of Diana Princess of Wales in a car crash in August 1997.
- His position was threatened in 1788 when the illness of George III presaged a change of government.
- Three years after she developed asthma, I had also; her stomach problems presaged similar ones for me.
- It also presages a debate that is growing in not only environmentalist circles, but in religious ones as well.
- This makes possible rapid identification of a disturbing trend that could presage an adverse event.
Synonyms
portend, augur, foreshadow, foretell, prophesy, be an omen of, herald, be a sign of, be the harbinger of, be a warning of, give a warning of, warn of, be an indication of, indicate, be a presage of, signal, bode, announce, promise, threaten
1. 1.1archaic (of a person) predict.
  〈古〉预言；预感
  lands he could measure, terms and tides presage
  土地他可以丈量，期限和趋势则只能凭预感。
  Example sentencesExamples
  We may speculate too whether they will presage anything very different from what was said.
  Repeatedly the disasters he presaged were less troubling than I had feared.

noun

1A sign or warning that something, typically something bad, will happen; an omen or portent.
预示；预兆
the fever was a somber presage of his final illness
这次发烧是他最后病症的不祥征兆。
Example sentencesExamples
- These images also act as a presage of impending catastrophe.
- Nonsense, this is a brilliant album and a presage of success.
- Many people thought that the overly saccharine speech that Teri gave last episode was a stone-cold presage to her death.
- The imminent rain brought dire presages into his mind, making him shiver uncontrollably.
- Parents' groups, always on the lookout for something to blame other than the actual parents for the problems with kids, latched onto it as the latest presage of the decline and fall of western civilization.
- Perhaps this morning was a promise of beauty yet to come, a presage of what we can expect later on this week.
- For this is both a presage of the future, reflected in her grave and silent face as she supports his little body, and the epitome of what it is to be a mother.
- He fixed his eyes on her, wondering again if he was witnessing what could very well be a presage of his own fate.
- This act of rebellion was but a presage of things to come, as David, after graduating in 1965, left Detroit for the East Coast.
- Aware of dire presages connected to the coming of a solar eclipse, he sought to avert the impending dangers; but he died at dawn on May 21, 1639.
Synonyms
omen, sign, indication, portent, warning, forewarning, harbinger, foreshadowing, augury, signal, promise, threat, ill omen, forecast, prediction, prognostication, prophecy, straw in the wind, writing on the wall, hint
1. 1.1archaic A feeling of presentiment or foreboding.
  〈古〉预感；预知
  he had a strong presage that he had only a very short time to live
  他有一种很强的预感：他时日无多了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Terrified by her presage of death, the patient immediately contacted Mitchell for a series of consultations.
  Also, as I have been informed, he had a presage before he first attempted it, which did foresee it would turn to his ruin.
  Synonyms
  premonition, foreboding, intuition, feeling, hunch, suspicion, sneaking suspicion, feeling in one's bones, funny feeling, vague feeling, inkling, idea, sixth sense

Origin

Late Middle English (as a noun): via French from Latin praesagium, from praesagire ‘forebode’, from prae ‘before’ + sagire ‘perceive keenly’.

词汇	presage
释义	Definition of presage in English: presage verb ˈprɛsɪdʒprɪˈseɪdʒ [with object] 1Be a sign or warning of (an imminent event, typically an unwelcome one) the heavy clouds above the moorland presaged snow 沼泽地上空云层密布是下雪的征兆。 Example sentencesExamples Death was presaged by the alien's horrible radio transmission. However, this entry seems to presage Kenny's imminent defeat, and in so doing raises the ethnic issue once again. Three years after she developed asthma, I had also; her stomach problems presaged similar ones for me. We do not know if we can escape the doom now presaged by the ‘worst case scenarios’ with which we have become familiar. Her perfume, Jesus tells us, presages his death: ‘She has anointed my body in anticipation of my burial.’ His position was threatened in 1788 when the illness of George III presaged a change of government. The monk's death in my novel, and the manner of his dying, presaged my father's death in ways I could not consciously have known. Hence, dissatisfaction could arise and presage changes in contract type, terms, or ownership of the parcel. The Australian reports that cane toads have just begun to menace Darwin - a pathfinding toad was recently spotted less than 40 km from the city, presaging an imminent attack in force. The change of government, Wilson thought, would not necessarily presage a change in the political culture. It also presages a debate that is growing in not only environmentalist circles, but in religious ones as well. But one political event in Limerick did presage another bigger problem ahead. So I don't think today's high oil prices presage recession. But by July of 1992, those approval ratings had slid to an abysmal 25 percent, presaging his electoral defeat three months later. Yet this massive show of strength by the unions ultimately presaged their downfall even though this was not at all apparent at the time. As in past battles, the legal changes will presage changes in culture and public opinion where the previously heretical becomes the obvious and the normal. The crisis has led to a widespread panic about oil shortages that in turn affects the US presidential elections and presages a world recession. This makes possible rapid identification of a disturbing trend that could presage an adverse event. This speech, which is in fact a theatrical device to allow Orlando to fetch his faithful servant Adam, presages Adam's death which represents the death of old fashioned virtues and ways. That final gesture seems to have presaged the death of Diana Princess of Wales in a car crash in August 1997. Synonyms portend, augur, foreshadow, foretell, prophesy, be an omen of, herald, be a sign of, be the harbinger of, be a warning of, give a warning of, warn of, be an indication of, indicate, be a presage of, signal, bode, announce, promise, threaten point to, mean, signify, spell, denote, add up to, amount to literary betoken, foretoken, forebode, harbinger 1.1archaic (of a person) predict. 〈古〉预言；预感 lands he could measure, terms and tides presage 土地他可以丈量，期限和趋势则只能凭预感。 Example sentencesExamples We may speculate too whether they will presage anything very different from what was said. Repeatedly the disasters he presaged were less troubling than I had feared. noun ˈprɛsɪdʒ 1An omen or portent. the fever was a sombre presage of his final illness 这次发烧是他最后病症的不祥征兆。 Example sentencesExamples Aware of dire presages connected to the coming of a solar eclipse, he sought to avert the impending dangers; but he died at dawn on May 21, 1639. He fixed his eyes on her, wondering again if he was witnessing what could very well be a presage of his own fate. Parents' groups, always on the lookout for something to blame other than the actual parents for the problems with kids, latched onto it as the latest presage of the decline and fall of western civilization. For this is both a presage of the future, reflected in her grave and silent face as she supports his little body, and the epitome of what it is to be a mother. Many people thought that the overly saccharine speech that Teri gave last episode was a stone-cold presage to her death. The imminent rain brought dire presages into his mind, making him shiver uncontrollably. Nonsense, this is a brilliant album and a presage of success. Perhaps this morning was a promise of beauty yet to come, a presage of what we can expect later on this week. This act of rebellion was but a presage of things to come, as David, after graduating in 1965, left Detroit for the East Coast. These images also act as a presage of impending catastrophe. Synonyms omen, sign, indication, portent, warning, forewarning, harbinger, foreshadowing, augury, signal, promise, threat, ill omen, forecast, prediction, prognostication, prophecy, straw in the wind, writing on the wall, hint literary foretoken archaic auspice 1.1archaic A feeling of presentiment or foreboding. 〈古〉预感；预知 he had a strong presage that he had only a very short time to live 他有一种很强的预感：他时日无多了。 Example sentencesExamples Also, as I have been informed, he had a presage before he first attempted it, which did foresee it would turn to his ruin. Terrified by her presage of death, the patient immediately contacted Mitchell for a series of consultations. Synonyms premonition, foreboding, intuition, feeling, hunch, suspicion, sneaking suspicion, feeling in one's bones, funny feeling, vague feeling, inkling, idea, sixth sense Derivatives presageful adjective prɪˈseɪdʒfʊl-f(ə)l presager noun prɪˈseɪdʒəˈprɛsɪdʒə archaic A person or thing seen as a sign or warning of a future event, typically an unwelcome one. the tiny bird regarded as a presager of disaster Example sentencesExamples It is therefore as dumb as the presagers. Falls have been claimed to be ominous presagers of death but this view is based on a flawed study. Origin Late Middle English (as a noun): via French from Latin praesagium, from praesagire 'forebode', from prae 'before' + sagire 'perceive keenly'. Rhymes message Definition of presage in US English: presage verb [with object] 1(of an event) be a sign or warning that (something, typically something bad) will happen. 预示；预兆 the outcome of the game presaged the coming year Example sentencesExamples Her perfume, Jesus tells us, presages his death: ‘She has anointed my body in anticipation of my burial.’ However, this entry seems to presage Kenny's imminent defeat, and in so doing raises the ethnic issue once again. So I don't think today's high oil prices presage recession. We do not know if we can escape the doom now presaged by the ‘worst case scenarios’ with which we have become familiar. But one political event in Limerick did presage another bigger problem ahead. Yet this massive show of strength by the unions ultimately presaged their downfall even though this was not at all apparent at the time. The crisis has led to a widespread panic about oil shortages that in turn affects the US presidential elections and presages a world recession. The monk's death in my novel, and the manner of his dying, presaged my father's death in ways I could not consciously have known. This speech, which is in fact a theatrical device to allow Orlando to fetch his faithful servant Adam, presages Adam's death which represents the death of old fashioned virtues and ways. The change of government, Wilson thought, would not necessarily presage a change in the political culture. As in past battles, the legal changes will presage changes in culture and public opinion where the previously heretical becomes the obvious and the normal. The Australian reports that cane toads have just begun to menace Darwin - a pathfinding toad was recently spotted less than 40 km from the city, presaging an imminent attack in force. Hence, dissatisfaction could arise and presage changes in contract type, terms, or ownership of the parcel. Death was presaged by the alien's horrible radio transmission. But by July of 1992, those approval ratings had slid to an abysmal 25 percent, presaging his electoral defeat three months later. That final gesture seems to have presaged the death of Diana Princess of Wales in a car crash in August 1997. His position was threatened in 1788 when the illness of George III presaged a change of government. Three years after she developed asthma, I had also; her stomach problems presaged similar ones for me. It also presages a debate that is growing in not only environmentalist circles, but in religious ones as well. This makes possible rapid identification of a disturbing trend that could presage an adverse event. Synonyms portend, augur, foreshadow, foretell, prophesy, be an omen of, herald, be a sign of, be the harbinger of, be a warning of, give a warning of, warn of, be an indication of, indicate, be a presage of, signal, bode, announce, promise, threaten 1.1archaic (of a person) predict. 〈古〉预言；预感 lands he could measure, terms and tides presage 土地他可以丈量，期限和趋势则只能凭预感。 Example sentencesExamples We may speculate too whether they will presage anything very different from what was said. Repeatedly the disasters he presaged were less troubling than I had feared. noun 1A sign or warning that something, typically something bad, will happen; an omen or portent. 预示；预兆 the fever was a somber presage of his final illness 这次发烧是他最后病症的不祥征兆。 Example sentencesExamples These images also act as a presage of impending catastrophe. Nonsense, this is a brilliant album and a presage of success. Many people thought that the overly saccharine speech that Teri gave last episode was a stone-cold presage to her death. The imminent rain brought dire presages into his mind, making him shiver uncontrollably. Parents' groups, always on the lookout for something to blame other than the actual parents for the problems with kids, latched onto it as the latest presage of the decline and fall of western civilization. Perhaps this morning was a promise of beauty yet to come, a presage of what we can expect later on this week. For this is both a presage of the future, reflected in her grave and silent face as she supports his little body, and the epitome of what it is to be a mother. He fixed his eyes on her, wondering again if he was witnessing what could very well be a presage of his own fate. This act of rebellion was but a presage of things to come, as David, after graduating in 1965, left Detroit for the East Coast. Aware of dire presages connected to the coming of a solar eclipse, he sought to avert the impending dangers; but he died at dawn on May 21, 1639. Synonyms omen, sign, indication, portent, warning, forewarning, harbinger, foreshadowing, augury, signal, promise, threat, ill omen, forecast, prediction, prognostication, prophecy, straw in the wind, writing on the wall, hint 1.1archaic A feeling of presentiment or foreboding. 〈古〉预感；预知 he had a strong presage that he had only a very short time to live 他有一种很强的预感：他时日无多了。 Example sentencesExamples Terrified by her presage of death, the patient immediately contacted Mitchell for a series of consultations. Also, as I have been informed, he had a presage before he first attempted it, which did foresee it would turn to his ruin. Synonyms premonition, foreboding, intuition, feeling, hunch, suspicion, sneaking suspicion, feeling in one's bones, funny feeling, vague feeling, inkling, idea, sixth sense Origin Late Middle English (as a noun): via French from Latin praesagium, from praesagire ‘forebode’, from prae ‘before’ + sagire ‘perceive keenly’.
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