"foreboding" meaning in English

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Adjective

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Etymology: From Middle English forbodyng, vorboding, equivalent to fore- + boding. Compare German Vorbote (“harbinger, omen”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forbodyng}} Middle English forbodyng, {{m|enm|vorboding}} vorboding, {{prefix|en|fore|boding}} fore- + boding, {{cog|de|Vorbote|t=harbinger, omen}} German Vorbote (“harbinger, omen”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} foreboding (comparative more foreboding, superlative most foreboding)
  1. Of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.
    Sense id: en-foreboding-en-adj-Qk1n8T~Z
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: forboding (english: much less commonly used)

Noun

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Etymology: From Middle English forbodyng, vorboding, equivalent to fore- + boding. Compare German Vorbote (“harbinger, omen”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forbodyng}} Middle English forbodyng, {{m|enm|vorboding}} vorboding, {{prefix|en|fore|boding}} fore- + boding, {{cog|de|Vorbote|t=harbinger, omen}} German Vorbote (“harbinger, omen”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} foreboding (plural forebodings)
  1. A sense of evil to come. Synonyms: augury Translations (sense of evil to come): проко́ба (prokóba) (Bulgarian), pressentiment [masculine] (Catalan), presagi [masculine] (Catalan), zlá předtucha [feminine] (Czech), slecht voorgevoel [neuter] (Dutch), mauvais pressentiment [masculine] (French), mauvais présage [masculine] (French), წინათგრძნობა (c̣inatgrʒnoba) (Georgian), ცუდი წინათგრძნობა (cudi c̣inatgrʒnoba) (Georgian), ცუდის მომასწავებელი (cudis momasc̣avebeli) (Georgian), ცუდის მომასწავებელი ნიშანი (cudis momasc̣avebeli nišani) (Georgian), Ahnung [feminine] (German), Vorahnung [feminine] (German), brutto presentimento [masculine] (Italian), praesāgium [neuter] (Latin), про́коба (prókoba) [feminine] (Macedonian), ја́нѕа (jándza) [feminine] (Macedonian), пре́тчувство (prétčuvstvo) [neuter] (Macedonian), parangēki (Maori), marrida pressentida [feminine] (Occitan), marrit pressentiment [masculine] (Occitan), fumada [feminine] (Occitan), mau pressentimento [masculine] (Portuguese), presimțire rea [feminine] (Romanian), presentiment rău [neuter] (Romanian), предчу́вствие (predčúvstvije) [neuter] (Russian), дурно́е предчу́вствие (durnóje predčúvstvije) [neuter] (Russian), zla slutnja (Serbo-Croatian), mal presentimiento (Spanish), malum olma (Turkish), önsezi (Turkish), sezi (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-foreboding-en-noun-crdmad08 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 48 2 44 Disambiguation of 'sense of evil to come': 99 1
  2. An evil omen. Translations (evil omen): поличба (poličba) [feminine] (Bulgarian), paha enne (Finnish), bange Ahnung [feminine] (German), malaugurio [masculine] (Italian), ко́ба (kóba) [feminine] (Macedonian), kōtua (Maori), aroākapa (Maori), aituā (Maori), mau agouro [masculine] (Portuguese), piază [feminine] (Romanian), предзнаменова́ние (predznamenovánije) [neuter] (Russian), зна́мение (známenije) [neuter] (Russian), предве́стник беды́ (predvéstnik bedý) [masculine] (Russian), плоха́я приме́та (ploxája priméta) [feminine] (Russian), predznak zla (Serbo-Croatian), predskazanje [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), içine doğma (Turkish), kötü his (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-foreboding-en-noun-05S9en64 Disambiguation of 'evil omen': 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: forboding (english: much less commonly used)

Verb

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Etymology: From Middle English forbodyng, vorboding, equivalent to fore- + boding. Compare German Vorbote (“harbinger, omen”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forbodyng}} Middle English forbodyng, {{m|enm|vorboding}} vorboding, {{prefix|en|fore|boding}} fore- + boding, {{cog|de|Vorbote|t=harbinger, omen}} German Vorbote (“harbinger, omen”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} foreboding
  1. present participle and gerund of forebode Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: forebode
    Sense id: en-foreboding-en-verb-tEFJ0gmA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 48 2 44 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 15 21 18 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: forboding (english: much less commonly used)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "предзнаменова́ние"
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