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предвеща́ть — meaning in English

predveshchat

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English meaning

  • augur noun A person in ancient Rome who interpreted omens and signs, especially from the behaviour of birds, to predict the future.
  • bode verb To be a sign that something (usually bad) will happen; to portend.
  • harbinger noun A person or sign that shows something is about to happen, especially something important.
  • herald noun A person or thing that announces or signals that something is coming.
  • portend verb To serve as a warning or omen of.
  • prognosticate verb To predict or forecast, especially through the application of skill.
  • threaten verb To say that you intend to harm or punish someone.

Senses

предвеща́ть is used for these senses in English:

  • augur To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events; to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable outcome.
  • bode (ambitransitive) To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell.
  • forebode To predict a future event; to hint at something that will happen (especially as a literary device).
  • harbinger (transitive) To announce or precede; to be a harbinger of.
  • herald (transitive, often, figurative) To proclaim or announce an event.
  • portend (transitive) To serve as a warning or omen of.
  • prognosticate (transitive) To presage, betoken.
  • threaten To portend, or give a warning of.

augur — full definition

  1. noun A person in ancient Rome who interpreted omens and signs, especially from the behaviour of birds, to predict the future.
  2. verb To be a sign of something to come; to predict or foreshadow.

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