Definitions for omenˈoʊ mən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•men*ˈoʊ mən(n.)
any event believed to portend something good or evil; augury; portent.
prophetic significance; presage.
(v.t.)to be an omen of; portend.
to divine, as if from omens.
* Syn: See sign.
Origin of omen:
1575–85; < L
Princeton's WordNet
omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy(verb)
a sign of something about to happen
"he looked for an omen before going into battle"
bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict(verb)
indicate by signs
"These signs bode bad news"
Wiktionary
omen(Noun)
Something which portends or is perceived to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; an augury or foreboding.
omen(Noun)
prophetic significance
a sign of ill omen
omen(Verb)
To be an omen of.
omen(Verb)
To divine or predict from omens.
Origin: From omen.
Translations for omen
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- voorbodeAfrikaans
- بَشير، نَذير، دلالَةٌ عَلى المُسْتَقْبَلArabic
- поличбаBulgarian
- agouroPortuguese (BR)
- znameníCzech
- das OmenGerman
- varsel; tegnDanish
- οιωνόςGreek
- augurio, presagioSpanish
- enneEstonian
- طالع؛ یمنFarsi
- enneFinnish
- augureFrench
- סִימָןHebrew
- शगुन चिह्नHindi
- predznakCroatian
- ómenHungarian
- pertandaIndonesian
- fyrirboðiIcelandic
- auspicio, presagioItalian
- 前兆Japanese
- 전조, 징조Korean
- pranašiškas ženklasLithuanian
- zīme; pazīme; likteņzīmeLatvian
- petandaMalay
- voortekenDutch
- tegn, varselNorwegian
- omen, znakPolish
- طالع؛ یمنPersian
- طالعPashto
- presságioPortuguese
- prevestireRomanian
- предзнаменованиеRussian
- znamenieSlovak
- znamenjeSlovenian
- predznakSerbian
- omen, järtecken, förebudSwedish
- ลางบอกเหตุThai
- işaretTurkish
- 預兆Chinese (Trad.)
- ознака, прикметаUkrainian
- شگون، فالUrdu
- điềmVietnamese
- 预兆Chinese (Simp.)
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