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presage

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
1pres·age 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1presage 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1presage
Pronunciation:
\ˈpre-sij, also pri-ˈsāj\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Latin praesagium, from praesagus having a foreboding, from prae- + sagus prophetic — more at seek
Date:
14th century
1: something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen2: an intuition or feeling of what is going to happen in the future3archaic : prognostication4: warning or indication of the future
pre·sage·ful 
          Listen to the pronunciation of presageful \pri-ˈsāj-fəl\ adjective


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