to presage
Third Person
presages
Present Participle
presaging
Past Tense
presaged
Past Participle
presaged
1
to serve as a sign or warning of a future event
transitive
- The dark clouds and distant thunder presage an impending storm.
- The ancient prophecy had presaged the fall of a great empire.
- The unexpected diplomatic tensions may presage a turbulent period ahead.
- The economic indicators are presaging a period of financial uncertainty.
- The unusual behavior of wildlife presaged the earthquake that followed.