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presage

[pres-ij, pres-ij, pri-seyj] / ˈprɛs ɪdʒ, ˈprɛs ɪdʒ, prɪˈseɪdʒ /
NOUN
prediction, indication
Synonyms
STRONG
apprehension apprehensiveness augury auspice boding forecast foretoken forewarning harbinger intimation misgiving omen portent premonition presentiment prognostic prognostication prophecy sign warning
WEAK
bodement prenotion
VERB
predict or have a feeling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
augur forebode foresee foreshadow foretell portend signify
STRONG
adumbrate announce betoken bode divine feel forecast foreshow foretoken forewarn harbinger herald intuit omen prognosticate promise prophesy sense vaticinate warn
WEAK
forerun point to preindicate soothsay

Example Sentences

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Conversely, a lagging transportation average might presage a decline in the overall market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

If Rosenberg is right and “odds of some policy action or communication to stabilize the yen are rising,” then this could presage a major trading reversal.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 19, 2025

Worn for a couple of weeks, the Zio monitor looks for irregular heart rhythms, such as atrial fibrillation—a racing heartbeat that can presage a stroke or heart attack.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

But some familiar with the company think the headquarters relocation announcement could presage a larger presence in Texas.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024

All is vastness; the clouds are piled up like giant rocks, and there is a “brool” over the sea that sounds like some presage of doom.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker