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presaging

presaging is the present participle and gerund 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

Noun

presaging (plural presagings)

  1. A premonition or prognostication.
    • My presagings of his downfall soon proved accurate.

Forms of presaging

pluralpresagings

Questions about presaging

What does presaging mean?
Presaging means a premonition or prognostication.
What is presaging the present participle and gerund of?
Presaging is the present participle and gerund of presage.
What part of speech is presaging?
Presaging is a noun.
What is the plural of presaging?
The plural of presaging is presagings.

Words near presaging in the dictionary

  1. presager
  2. presagers
  3. presages
  4. presagest
  5. presageth
  6. presaging
  7. presagingly
  8. presagings
  9. presagious
  10. presale
  11. presales

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