Vorzeichen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- augury noun A divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals.
- forerunner noun A runner at the front or ahead.
- harbinger noun A person or sign that shows something is about to happen, especially something important.
- sign noun A visible indication that something exists, is happening, or is about to happen.
Senses
Vorzeichen is used for these senses in English:
- augury A divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals.
- augury (by extension) An omen or prediction; a foreboding; a prophecy.
- forerunner A precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead.
- harbinger A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.
- sign An omen.
- sign (mathematics) Positive or negative polarity, as denoted by the + or - sign.
augury — full definition
- noun A divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals.
- noun An omen or prediction; a foreboding; a prophecy.
- noun An event that is experienced as indicating important things to come.
forerunner — full definition
- noun A runner at the front or ahead.
- noun By extension, a non-competitor who leads out the competitors on to the circuit, or who runs/rides the course prior to competitor trials, usually testing or checking the way.
- noun A precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead.
- noun A forebear, an ancestor, a predecessor.