English noun: omen | |||
1. | omen (event) a sign of something about to happen | ||
Samples | He looked for an omen before going into battle. | ||
Synonyms | portent, presage, prodigy, prognostic, prognostication | ||
Broader (hypernym) | augury, foretoken, preindication, sign | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | auspice, death knell, foreboding | ||
English verb: omen | |||
1. | omen (communication) indicate by signs | ||
Samples | These signs bode bad news. | ||
Synonyms | augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | foreshow, threaten | ||