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Entry 5 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Presage

/prĕs'-ĭj/ · Pre·sage · IPA /ˈpɹɛsɪdʒ/
01 n. Something which foreshows or portends a future event; a prognostic; an omen; an augury.
  1. 1.
    Something which foreshows or portends a future event; a prognostic; an omen; an augury.
  2. 2.
    Power to look the future, or the exercise of that power; foreknowledge; presentiment.
    “If there be aught of presage in the mind.” — Milton.
Syn. Prognostic; omen; token; sign; presentiment.
02 v. t. To have a presentiment of; to feel beforehand; to foreknow.
imp. & p. p. Presaged; p. pr. & vb. n. Presaging
  1. 1.
    To have a presentiment of; to feel beforehand; to foreknow.
  2. 2.
    To foretell; to predict; to foreshow; to indicate.
    “My dreams presage some joyful news at hand.” — Shak.
03 v. i. To form or utter a prediction; -- sometimes used with of.
  1. 1.
    To form or utter a prediction; -- sometimes used with of.