omen
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈoʊmən/
:
presagio
- That might be a bad omen for me if I really don't want to break this watch or I can see a hair.
- a bad omen
- a good omen
- read omens
Again, certainly there are omens and things to look out for.
- Again, certainly there are omens and things to look out for.
- However, these sources record Chingis shamans finding only bad omens for a March through India.
- Now, I don't know if you believe in omens, but a giant sinkhole has just opened up one block away from the White House.
- Everything is an omen, but doesn't know it.
- You know, when I was in high school, there was a huge omen.
- It's not something that is coming from the gods or omens.
- The science of omens are not good, but it seems that the signs and omens are also not great for the Spanish as well.
Examples
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Claude took it as a good omen that he knew the winged creature's story.
Fiction book (1992) -
Many believed that a broken mirror was an omen of bad luck.
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Still, I see that as a good omen for the future.
Fiction book (1996) -
I think this might be an omen.
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My father believed that the day's catch was an omen that his own luck was not ruined.
Fiction book (1996) -
You know, some folks, they would interpret this as an omen.
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The Founding Agreement between NATO and Russia is a good omen for the future.
Academic text (1998) -
Again, certainly there are omens and things to look out for.
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Some whispered it was an ill omen for a king to kill one of his own.
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A part of me believes in omens and runs of luck.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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3.2
An event that shows something is happening or will happen
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1.6
Something that shows there may be danger or a problem
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8.7
A sign that something important, often bad, will happen
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9.9
A sign people use to guess what will happen
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8.7
A sign or feeling that something bad will happen
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9.9
A sign people believe shows what will happen or what to do
A sign that something important will happen soon
A sign that something will happen in the future
A sign that shows something will happen in the future
A sign or early example that shows what will happen later
An event or example that shows what will happen later
How Ominous
Surface Forms
Etymology
Omen comes from the Latin word omen, which meant 'a sign' or 'warning' about the future and is the same root as ominous. So an omen is a sign people read to guess what will happen next.