Noun: presage pre-sij or pri'seyj [N. Amer], 'pre-sij [Brit]
- A foreboding about what is about to happen
"The dark clouds gave him a presage of the storm to come"
- A sign of something about to happen
"he looked for a presage before going into battle";
- omen, portent, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy [archaic]
- Be a sign of something to come, esp. something important or bad
"These signs presage bad news";
- bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, betoken [archaic], foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict, foretoken
Derived forms: presaging, presages, presaged
Type of: augury, bespeak, betoken [archaic], boding, foreboding, foretoken [literary], indicate, point, premonition, presentiment, sign, signal
Encyclopedia: Presage