omen
noun
- phenomenon that is believed to foretell the future
verb
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Pronunciation: /ˈəʊ̯mən/ / /ˈɵ̞ʊ̯mən/ / /ˈoʊ̯mən/
noun
Etymology: From Latin ōmen (“foreboding, omen”).
- Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.
“The ghost's appearance was an ill omen.”
“A rise in imports might be an omen of economic recovery.”
- A thing of prophetic significance.
“A sign of ill omen.”
verb
Etymology: From Latin ōmen (“foreboding, omen”).
- To be an omen of.
- To divine or predict from omens.