1. A sign or warning of some future occurrence: When Sam saw the black clouds appearing in the sky, he thought that they were a presage of an impending catastrophe.
2. A feeling that a particular thing, often something unpleasant, is about to happen; ill-omen: Ted wasn't sure, but he had a strong presage that he wasn't going to live much longer!

1. To indicate a warning about what is to come, normally regarding bad things: The appearance of the Corona Virus presaged many illnesses and deaths throughout the world.
2. To predict or to foretell: There were certain events in Lynn's past that presaged her in becoming a teacher.

1. To be or to give a sign or warning of a future event: "The dark skies that night presaged violent weather conditions."
2. To know intuitively that a particular thing is going to happen.
3. To predict a future event: "Many investors are very worried that the current slowdown could presage another recession."

"There was nothing that presaged the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan in March, 2010."

4. Etymology: "something that portends" (indication that something is going to happen), from Latin praesagium, "a foreboding" from praesagire, "to perceive beforehand, to forebode", from praesagus, "foreboding" which came from prae-, "before" + sagus, "prophetic"; and is related to sagire, "to perceive".