How Do You Spell PRESAGE?

Pronunciation: [pɹˈɛsɪd͡ʒ] (IPA)

Presage, spelled /ˈprɛsɪdʒ/, is a noun that refers to a sign or warning of a future event. The word comes from the Latin "prae-" meaning before and "sagire" meaning to perceive. The correct spelling of presage can be tricky as it is often confused with the similar sounding "prestige" which means fame or reputation. The "e" in presage is pronounced like a short "e" as in "dress" and the final "s" is pronounced like a soft "j" sound as in "genre."

PRESAGE Meaning and Definition

  1. Presage is both a noun and a verb, having slightly different meanings in each case. As a noun, presage refers to a sign or an omen that indicates or predicts a future event. It is often associated with a feeling or foreboding that something significant or adverse may happen. The noun form of presage can also be used to denote a feeling of apprehension or a premonition about what is to come.

    When used as a verb, presage means to predict or indicate an event or outcome in advance. It refers to the act of perceiving or foretelling a future occurrence based on signs or omens. To presage can also mean to serve as an omen or harbinger of something, especially when it is considered to be a sign of what is yet to come.

    The term presage derives from the Latin word praesāgium, meaning "foreknowledge" or "prophecy." It has been used in English since the 14th century and is often associated with a sense of anticipation or introspection. Presage is commonly employed in literature and poetry to convey a sense of foreshadowing or to evoke a particular mood or atmosphere. It is also used in everyday language to describe an intuitive feeling or a sense of forewarning about the future.

  2. • Something that foreshows or points out a future event; a presentiment; a foreboding.
    • To forebode; to indicate by some present fact what may follow; to prophesy; to utter a prediction.

    Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for PRESAGE

Etymology of PRESAGE

The word "presage" has its origins in the Latin language. It comes from the Latin verb "praesagire", which means "to perceive beforehand" or "to foretell". This verb is derived from the combination of the prefix "prae", meaning "before", and the verb "sagire", meaning "to perceive" or "to discern". Over time, "praesagire" evolved into "presager" in Old French, which signifies "to predict". Eventually, in Middle English, it transformed into the noun "presage", which refers to a sign or omen that foretells a future event.

Similar spelling words for PRESAGE

Plural form of PRESAGE is PRESAGES

Conjugate verb Presage

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have presaged
you would have presaged
he/she/it would have presaged
we would have presaged
they would have presaged
I would have presage
you would have presage
he/she/it would have presage
we would have presage
they would have presage

CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I would have been presaging
you would have been presaging
he/she/it would have been presaging
we would have been presaging
they would have been presaging

CONDITIONAL PRESENT

I would presage
you would presage
he/she/it would presage
we would presage
they would presage

CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I would be presaging
you would be presaging
he/she/it would be presaging
we would be presaging
they would be presaging

FUTURE

I will presage
you will presage
he/she/it will presage
we will presage
they will presage

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be presaging
you will be presaging
he/she/it will be presaging
we will be presaging
they will be presaging

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have presaged
you will have presaged
he/she/it will have presaged
we will have presaged
they will have presaged

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been presaging
you will have been presaging
he/she/it will have been presaging
we will have been presaging
they will have been presaging

IMPERATIVE

you presage
we let´s presage

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to presage

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was presaging
you were presaging
he/she/it was presaging
we were presaging
they were presaging

PAST PARTICIPLE

presaged

PAST PERFECT

I had presaged
you had presaged
he/she/it had presaged
we had presaged
they had presaged

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been presaging
you had been presaging
he/she/it had been presaging
we had been presaging
they had been presaging

PRESENT

I presage
you presage
he/she/it presages
we presage
they presage

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am presaging
you are presaging
he/she/it is presaging
we are presaging
they are presaging

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

presaging

PRESENT PERFECT

I have presaged
you have presaged
he/she/it has presaged
we have presaged
they have presaged

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been presaging
you have been presaging
he/she/it has been presaging
we have been presaging
they have been presaging

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

he/she/it presage

SIMPLE PAST

I presaged
you presaged
he/she/it presaged
we presaged
they presaged

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