[syn: bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Omen \O"men\, n. [L. omen, the original form being osmen,
according to Varro.]
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.
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Bid go with evil omen, and the brand
Of infamy upon my name. --Milton.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Omen \O"men\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Omened; p. pr. & vb. n.
Omening.]
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.
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The yet unknown verdict, of which, however, all omened
the tragical contents. --Sir W.
Scott.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
omen
n 1: a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen
before going into battle" [syn: omen, portent,
presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy]
v 1: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" [syn:
bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen,
presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell,
prefigure, forecast, predict]
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):
OMEN, n. A sign that something will happen if nothing happens.