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presagepresage /ˈprɛsɪdʒ, prɪˈseɪdʒ/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYpresageOrigin: 1500-1600 presage something that shows the future (14-21 centuries), from Latin praesagium, from praesagire, from sagire to understand clearly VERB TABLEpresage |
Present | I, you, we, they | presage | | he, she, it | presages | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | presaged | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have presaged | | he, she, it | has presaged | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had presaged | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will presage | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have presaged |
formal to be a warning or a sign that something is going to happen, especially something bad: Recent small earthquakes may presage a much larger one.—presage /ˈprɛsɪdʒ/ noun [countable] |