[VN] (literary) to be a warning or sign that sth will happen, usually sth unpleasant:
Nothing had presaged the dreadful fate about to befall him. * Heavy clouds were forming, presaging rain.
presage noun:
the first presages of winter
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is presage a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, presage is tagged as verb.
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