omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy
(noun) a sign of something about to happen; “he looked for an omen before going into battle”
presage
(noun) a foreboding about what is about to happen
bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict
(verb) indicate, as with a sign or an omen; “These signs bode bad news”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
presage (plural presages)
A warning of a future event; an omen.
An intuition of a future event; a presentiment.
presage (third-person singular simple present presages, present participle presaging, simple past and past participle presaged)
(transitive) To predict or foretell something.
(intransitive) To make a prediction.
(transitive) To have a presentiment of; to feel beforehand; to foreknow.
• foreshadow
• forespell
• portend
• asperge, preages, sperage
Source: Wiktionary
Pre"sage, n. Etym: [F. présage, L. praesagium, from praesagire. See Presage, v. t. ]
1. Something which foreshows or portends a future event; a prognostic; an omen; an augury. "Joy and shout -- presage of victory." Milton.
2. Power to look the future, or the exercise of that power; foreknowledge; presentiment. If there be aught of presage in the mind. Milton.
Syn.
– Prognostic; omen; token; sign; presentiment.
Pre*sage" v. t. [imp. & p. p. Presaged (-sajd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Presaging. ] Etym: [F. présager, L. praesagire: prae before + sagire to perceive acutely or sharply. See Sagacious.]
1. To have a presentiment of; to feel beforehand; to foreknow.
2. To foretell; to predict; to foreshow; to indicate. My dreams presage some joyful news at hand. Shak.
Pre*sage", v. i.
Definition: To form or utter a prediction; -- sometimes used with of. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
