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anticipate (prognosticate), expect (consider probable), presage
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presentiment — [prē zent′ə mənt, prizent′ə mənt] n. [MFr < pressentir, to have a presentiment of < L praesentire: see PRE & SENTIMENT] a feeling that something, esp. of an unfortunate or evil nature, is about to take place; foreboding … English World dictionary
presentiment — noun Etymology: French pressentiment, from Middle French, from pressentir to have a presentiment, from Latin praesentire to feel beforehand, from prae + sentire to feel more at sense Date: 1714 a feeling that something will or is about to happen… … New Collegiate Dictionary
presentiment — (n.) 1714, from Fr. presentiment, from M.Fr. pressentir to have foreboding, from L. præsentire to sense beforehand, from præ before + sentire perceive, feel (see SENTIENT (Cf. sentient)) … Etymology dictionary
presage — presageful, adj. presagefully, adv. presager, n. n. /pres ij/; v. /pres ij, pri sayj /, n., v., presaged, presaging. n. 1. a presentiment or foreboding. 2. something that portends or foreshadows a future event; an omen, prognostic, or warning… … Universalium
presage — noun /ˈprɛsɪdʒ / (say presij) 1. a presentiment or foreboding. 2. a prophetic impression. 3. something that portends or foreshadows a future event; an omen, prognostic, or warning indication: *The sky lowered more threateningly and the sea… …
presage — [pres′ij; ] for v. [ prē sāj′, pri sāj′, pres′ij] n. [ME < MFr < L praesagium, a foreboding < prae , before + sagire, to perceive: see PRE & SAGACIOUS] 1. a sign or warning of a future event; omen; portent; augury 2. a foreboding;… … English World dictionary
forebode — foreboder, n. /fawr bohd , fohr /, v., foreboded, foreboding. v.t. 1. to foretell or predict; be an omen of; indicate beforehand; portend: clouds that forebode a storm. 2. to have a strong inner feeling or notion of (a future misfortune, evil,… … Universalium
forebode — fore•bode [[t]fɔrˈboʊd, foʊr [/t]] v. bod•ed, bod•ing 1) to foretell or predict; be an omen of; portend: clouds foreboding a storm[/ex] 2) to have a strong inner feeling or notion of (a future misfortune, evil, etc.); have a presentiment of 3) to … From formal English to slang
forebode — [c]/fɔˈboʊd / (say faw bohd) verb (foreboded, foreboding) –verb (t) 1. to foretell or predict; portend; be an omen of; indicate beforehand: clouds that forebode a storm. 2. to have a presentiment of (especially evil). –verb (i) 3. to prophesy. 4 …
presage — I. v. a. 1. Forebode, divine, foreknow, have a presentiment of. 2. Foretell, predict, prophesy, soothsay, bode, portend, foreshow, indicate, betoken, foretoken, prognosticate, augur. See vaticinate. II. n. 1. Omen, sign, prognostic, augury,… … New dictionary of synonyms
