noun
- a sign or warning that something will happen in the future; an omen
Usage: formal
verb
- to be a sign or warning of something that will happen; to foreshadow
Usage: formal
Examples
- The dark clouds were a presage of the coming storm.
- Many saw the economic indicators as a presage of recession.
- The strange silence seemed to presage trouble ahead.
- His nervous behavior presaged bad news.
- The early frost presaged a harsh winter.
- She took the broken mirror as a presage of misfortune.