/ ˈpresɪdʒ; NAmE ; prɪˈseɪdʒ/ verb
[ vn ] ( literary ) to be a warning or sign that sth will happen, usually sth unpleasant
► pre·sage /ˈpresɪdʒ/ noun :
the first presages of winter
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (as a noun): via French from Latin praesagium , from praesagire forebode, from prae before + sagire perceive keenly.