presage C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˈprɛsɪdʒ/ UK /ˈprɛsɪdʒ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to foretell or be a sign of; an omen or foreboding The eerie silence seemed to presage disaster. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to foretell or be a sign... foretellportendforebodeaugurprognosticateheraldomenforeshadow Word family Derived forms presagefulpresager Related forms sagesagaciouspresagement Etymology AI details From Latin praesagium ('a foreboding'), from praesagire ('to perceive beforehand'), from prae- ('before') + sagire ('to perceive keenly'). praesagium Latin sagire Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # presage **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈprɛsɪdʒ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈprɛsɪdʒ/ ## Meanings 1. to foretell or be a sign of; an omen or foreboding ## Examples - The eerie silence seemed to presage disaster. ## Synonyms - foretell - portend - forebode - augur - prognosticate - herald - omen - foreshadow ## Derived Forms - presageful - presager ## Related Forms - sage - sagacious - presagement ## Roots and Affixes - Root: praesagium - Root: sagire ## Etymology From Latin praesagium ('a foreboding'), from praesagire ('to perceive beforehand'), from prae- ('before') + sagire ('to perceive keenly'). ## AI Etymology Presage is from Latin praesagium ('a foreboding'), from praesagire ('to perceive beforehand'), from prae- ('before') + sagire ('to perceive keenly'). Important recorded forms include praesagium (Latin) and sagire (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers to foretell or be a sign of; an omen or foreboding. The wider family includes derived forms such as presageful and presager and related words such as sage, sagacious, and presagement. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown