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Definition of Omen
1. Noun. A sign of something about to happen. "He looked for an omen before going into battle"
Exact synonyms: Portent, Presage, Prodigy, Prognostic, Prognostication
Generic synonyms: Augury, Foretoken, Preindication, Sign
Specialized synonyms: Auspice, Foreboding, Death Knell
Derivative terms: Ominous, Ominous, Portend, Portentous, Portentous, Presage, Prodigious, Prognostic, Prognosticate
Generic synonyms: Augury, Foretoken, Preindication, Sign
Specialized synonyms: Auspice, Foreboding, Death Knell
Derivative terms: Ominous, Ominous, Portend, Portentous, Portentous, Presage, Prodigious, Prognostic, Prognosticate
2. Verb. Indicate by signs. "These signs bode bad news"
Exact synonyms: Augur, Auspicate, Betoken, Bode, Forecast, Foreshadow, Foretell, Portend, Predict, Prefigure, Presage, Prognosticate
Specialized synonyms: Threaten, Foreshow
Generic synonyms: Bespeak, Betoken, Indicate, Point, Signal
Derivative terms: Augur, Auspice, Forecast, Foreshadowing, Portent, Predictive, Prefigurative, Presage, Prognosis, Prognostication
Specialized synonyms: Threaten, Foreshow
Generic synonyms: Bespeak, Betoken, Indicate, Point, Signal
Derivative terms: Augur, Auspice, Forecast, Foreshadowing, Portent, Predictive, Prefigurative, Presage, Prognosis, Prognostication
Definition of Omen
1. n. An occurrence supposed to portend, or show the character of, some future event; any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; a foreboding; a presage; an augury.
2. v. t. To divine or to foreshow by signs or portents; to have omens or premonitions regarding; to predict; to augur; as, to omen ill of an enterprise.
Definition of Omen
1. Noun. Something which portends or is perceived to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; an augury or foreboding. ¹
2. Noun. prophetic significance ¹
3. Verb. To be an omen of. ¹
4. Verb. To divine or predict from omens. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Omen
1. to be an omen (a prophetic sign) of [v -ED, -ING, -S]
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