— presageful , adj. — presagefully , adv. — presager , n.
n. /pres"ij/ ; v. /pres"ij, pri sayj"/ , n. , v. , presaged, presaging .
n.
1. a presentiment or foreboding.
2. something that portends or foreshadows a future event; an omen, prognostic, or warning indication.
3. prophetic significance; augury.
4. foresight; prescience.
5. Archaic. a forecast or prediction.
v.t.
6. to have a presentiment of.
7. to portend, foreshow, or foreshadow: The incidents may presage war.
8. to forecast; predict.
v.i.
9. to make a prediction.
10. Archaic. to have a presentiment.
[ 1350-1400; ME (n.) presage praesagium presentiment, forewarning, equiv. to praesag ( us ) having a foreboding ( prae- PRE- + sagus prophetic; cf. SAGACIOUS) + -ium -IUM ]
Syn. 1. foreshadowing, indication, premonition. 2. portent, sign, token.