Foreshow vs Presage - What's the difference?
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(archaic) To show in advance; to foretell, predict.
(obsolete) To foreshadow or prefigure.
*1841 , Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu, The Works of Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor of England :
(obsolete) A manifestation in advance; a prior indication.
*, Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.139:
A warning of a future event; an omen.
An intuition of a future event; a presentiment.
To predict or foretell something.
* Shakespeare
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To make a prediction.
To have a presentiment of; to feel beforehand; to foreknow.
As verbs the difference between foreshow and presage
is that foreshow is to show in advance; to foretell, predict while presage is to predict or foretell something.As nouns the difference between foreshow and presage
is that foreshow is a manifestation in advance; a prior indication while presage is a warning of a future event; an omen.foreshow
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) foreschewen, from (etyl) . Cognate with (etyl) voorschouwen, (etyl) vorschauen.Alternative forms
* (l)Verb
- But if the rays break forth out of the middle, or dispersed, and its exterior body, or the out parts of it, be covered with clouds, it foreshows great tempests both of wind and rain.
Etymology 2
From .Noun
(en noun)- The fore-shew of their inclination whilest they are young is so uncertaine.
presage
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Noun
(en noun)Verb
(presag)- My dreams presage some joyful news at hand.
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