omen
/ˈoʊ̯mən/ verb C2- To be an omen of.
- To divine or predict from omens.
He/she/it omens · Past omened · Past participle omened · -ing form omening
Verb forms
- Base form
- omen
- He/she/it
- omens
- Past
- omened
- Past participle
- omened
- -ing form
- omening
From the library
A CROW was jealous of the Raven, because he was considered a bird of good omen and always attracted the attention of men, who noted by his flight the good or evil course of future events.
The travelers turned towards the sound and wondered what it foreboded, when one of them said to his companion, “Let us proceed on our journey, my friend, for it is only the caw of a crow, and her cry, you know, is no omen.”
Anyhow, Friend Porlock is evidently scared out of his senses—kindly compare the writing in the note to that upon its envelope; which was done, he tells us, before this ill-omened visit.
Number 3, Lauriston Gardens wore an ill-omened and minatory look.
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