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presaged

presaged is the simple past and past participle of presage.

Meaning of presage

Verb

presage (third-person singular simple present presages, present participle presaging, simple past and past participle presaged)

  1. (transitive) To predict or foretell something.
    • If I may truſt the flattering truth of ſleepe, / My dreames preſage ſome ioyfull newes at hand : / My boſomes L. ſits lightly in his throne : / And all this day an vnaccuſtom’d ſpirit, / Lifts me aboue the ground with cheatfull thoughts […](Q2 version)
  2. (intransitive) To make a prediction.
  3. (transitive) To have a presentiment of; to feel beforehand; to foreknow.

See all 5 meanings of presage

Questions about presaged

What is presaged the simple past and past participle of?
Presaged is the simple past and past participle of presage.

Words near presaged in the dictionary

  1. presacral
  2. presacrals
  3. presacrifice
  4. presacrificial
  5. presage
  6. presaged
  7. presageful
  8. presagement
  9. presagements
  10. presager
  11. presagers

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