A phenomenon that serves as a sign or warning of some future good or evil

• sign

  1. Something that suggests the presence or existence of a fact, condition, or quality:
  2. An act or gesture used to convey an idea, a desire, information, or a command:
  3. Sign language.

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  1. Something that suggests the presence or existence of a fact, condition, or quality:
  2. An act or gesture used to convey an idea, a desire, information, or a command:
  3. Sign language.

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• prognostication

  1. A statement about or prior knowledge of the future.

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  1. A statement about or prior knowledge of the future.

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• prognostic

  1. Of, relating to, or useful in prognosis.
  2. Of or relating to prediction; predictive.
  3. A sign or symptom indicating the future course of a disease.

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  1. Of, relating to, or useful in prognosis.
  2. Of or relating to prediction; predictive.
  3. A sign or symptom indicating the future course of a disease.

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• prefigurement

  1. The act of prefiguring; prefiguration.
  2. That which is prefigured.
  3. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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  1. The act of prefiguring; prefiguration.
  2. That which is prefigured.
  3. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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• portent

  1. An indication of something important or calamitous about to occur; an omen.
  2. Prophetic or threatening significance:
  3. Something amazing or marvelous; a prodigy.

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  1. An indication of something important or calamitous about to occur; an omen.
  2. Prophetic or threatening significance:
  3. Something amazing or marvelous; a prodigy.

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• omen

  1. A phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil; a prophetic sign.
  2. Prognostication; portent:
  3. To be a prophetic sign of; portend.

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  1. A phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil; a prophetic sign.
  2. Prognostication; portent:
  3. To be a prophetic sign of; portend.

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• foretoken

  1. To indicate or give warning of beforehand; presage.
  2. An advance sign; a warning.

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  1. To indicate or give warning of beforehand; presage.
  2. An advance sign; a warning.

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• forerunner

  1. One that precedes, as in time; a predecessor.
  2. An ancestor; a forebear.
  3. One that comes before and indicates the approach of another; a harbinger.

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  1. One that precedes, as in time; a predecessor.
  2. An ancestor; a forebear.
  3. One that comes before and indicates the approach of another; a harbinger.

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• augury

  1. The art, ability, or practice of auguring; divination.
  2. A sign of something coming; an omen:

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  1. The art, ability, or practice of auguring; divination.
  2. A sign of something coming; an omen:

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To give an indication of something in advance

• prognosticate

  1. To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell.
  2. To foreshadow; portend:

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  1. To predict according to present indications or signs; foretell.
  2. To foreshadow; portend:

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• prefigure

  1. To suggest, indicate, or represent by an antecedent form or model; presage or foreshadow:
  2. To imagine or picture to oneself in advance.

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  1. To suggest, indicate, or represent by an antecedent form or model; presage or foreshadow:
  2. To imagine or picture to oneself in advance.

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• portend

  1. To serve as an omen or a warning of; presage:
  2. To indicate by prediction; forecast:

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  1. To serve as an omen or a warning of; presage:
  2. To indicate by prediction; forecast:

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• foretoken

  1. To indicate or give warning of beforehand; presage.
  2. An advance sign; a warning.

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  1. To indicate or give warning of beforehand; presage.
  2. An advance sign; a warning.

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• foretell

  1. To tell of or indicate beforehand; predict.

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  1. To tell of or indicate beforehand; predict.

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• foreshadow

  1. To present an indication or a suggestion of beforehand; presage:

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  1. To present an indication or a suggestion of beforehand; presage:

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• forerun

  1. To run before.
  2. To precede as an indication of what is to follow; foreshadow.
  3. To prevent from arriving or occurring; forestall.

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  1. To run before.
  2. To precede as an indication of what is to follow; foreshadow.
  3. To prevent from arriving or occurring; forestall.

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• forecast

  1. To estimate or predict in advance, especially to predict (weather conditions) by analysis of meteorological data.
  2. To serve as an advance indication of; foreshadow:
  3. A prediction, as of coming events or conditions:

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  1. To estimate or predict in advance, especially to predict (weather conditions) by analysis of meteorological data.
  2. To serve as an advance indication of; foreshadow:
  3. A prediction, as of coming events or conditions:

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• bode

  1. To be an omen of:
  2. To predict; foretell.
  3. To be an omen; portend:

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  1. To be an omen of:
  2. To predict; foretell.
  3. To be an omen; portend:

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• augur

  1. One of a group of ancient Roman religious officials who foretold events by observing and interpreting signs and omens.
  2. A seer or prophet; a soothsayer.
  3. To predict, especially from signs or omens; foretell.

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  1. One of a group of ancient Roman religious officials who foretold events by observing and interpreting signs and omens.
  2. A seer or prophet; a soothsayer.
  3. To predict, especially from signs or omens; foretell.

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• adumbrate

  1. To give a sketchy outline of.
  2. To prefigure indistinctly; foreshadow.
  3. To disclose partially or guardedly.

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  1. To give a sketchy outline of.
  2. To prefigure indistinctly; foreshadow.
  3. To disclose partially or guardedly.

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