definition of
presage

[1] #1 presage v. [bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict] indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news". wn

[2] #2 presage n. a foreboding about what is about to happen. wn

[3] #3 presage n. [omen, portent, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy] a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle". wn