have+a+presentiment+of

  • 31Forefeel — Fore*feel , v. t. To feel beforehand; to have a presentiment of. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] As when, with unwieldy waves, the great sea forefeels winds. Chapman. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 32Presage — Pre*sage , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presaged} ( s[=a]jd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Presaging}. ] [F. pr[ e]sager, L. praesagire: prae before + sagire to perceive acutely or sharply. See {Sagacious}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To have a presentiment of; to feel… …

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  • 33Presaged — Presage Pre*sage , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presaged} ( s[=a]jd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Presaging}. ] [F. pr[ e]sager, L. praesagire: prae before + sagire to perceive acutely or sharply. See {Sagacious}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To have a presentiment of; to… …

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  • 34Presaging — Presage Pre*sage , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presaged} ( s[=a]jd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Presaging}. ] [F. pr[ e]sager, L. praesagire: prae before + sagire to perceive acutely or sharply. See {Sagacious}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To have a presentiment of; to… …

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  • 35forefeel — transitive verb (forefelt; feeling) Date: 1580 to have a presentiment of …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 36forefeel — v. /fawr feel , fohr /; n. /fawr feel , fohr /, v., forefelt, forefeeling, n. v.t. 1. to feel or perceive beforehand; have a presentiment of. n. 2. a feeling beforehand. [1570 80; FORE + FEEL] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 37presage — I verb adumbrate, advise, announce in advance, anticipate, augur, augurari, augurate, auspicate, betoken, bode, divine, envision, forebode, forecast, foreknow, foresee, foreshadow, foreshow, foretell, foretoken, forewarn, have a presentiment,… …

    Law dictionary

  • 38bones — plural of BONE (Cf. bone). As a colloquial way to say dice, it is attested from late 14c. As a nickname for a surgeon, it dates to 1887, short for sawbones. To make bones about something (mid 15c.) refers to bones found in soup, etc., as an… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 39feel in one's bones — sense intuitively, have a presentiment …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 40apprehend — I. v. a. 1. Seize, arrest, take, catch, detain, capture, take prisoner. 2. Conceive, imagine, look at, regard, view. 3. See (mentally), perceive, realize, understand, take in, appreciate, take the meaning or point of …

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