Omen

  • 31omen — n. 1) a bad; good omen 2) an omen for * * * [ əʊmən] good omen a bad an omen for …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 32omen — 1. noun a) Something which portends or is perceived to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; an augury or foreboding. Day broke. He saw three black hens asleep in a tree. He shuddered, horrified at this omen. Then he… …

    Wiktionary

  • 33omen — o|men [ oumən ] noun count a sign that you believe shows whether good or bad things will happen in the future: I hope the rainbow is an omen of what s to come. bad/good omen: He was convinced that seeing the black cat was a bad omen …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 34omen — [[t]o͟ʊmen[/t]] omens N COUNT If you say that something is an omen, you think it indicates what is likely to happen in the future and whether it will be good or bad. Her appearance at this moment is an omen of disaster... Could this at last be a… …

    English dictionary

  • 35Omen — O̲·men das; s, ; ein Ereignis, das man für einen Hinweis auf etwas hält, das die Zukunft bringt ≈ Vorzeichen <ein gutes, schlechtes Omen>: Die neuen Arbeitslosenzahlen sind kein gutes Omen für die Wirtschaft …

    Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache

  • 36Omen — O|men 〈n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: od. O|mi|na〉 1. Vorzeichen; böses, gutes Omen 2. Vorbedeutung; →a. s. Nomen est omen [Etym.: lat.] …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 37omen — [16] Omen was a direct borrowing from Latin ōmen, whose derivative ōminōsus also gave English ominous [16]. From the same source comes abominable. => ABOMINABLE, OMINOUS …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 38omen — m IV, D. u, Ms. omennie, blm «fakt, zjawisko uznane za zapowiedź czegoś; znak, wróżba, przepowiednia» Dobry, szczęśliwy, zły omen. ◊ Nomen omen «o nazwie, będącej jednocześnie charakterystyką kogoś lub czegoś, np. jeżeli ktoś o nazwisku Kowal… …

    Słownik języka polskiego

  • 39omen — noun (C) a sign of what will happen in the future: a good/bad/ill omen: The sudden change in weather seemed to Frank to be a good omen. see also: ill­omened …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 40omen — /ˈoʊmən / (say ohmuhn) noun 1. anything perceived or happening that is regarded as portending good or evil or giving some indication as to the future; a prophetic sign. 2. a prognostic. 3. prophetic significance; presage: a bird of ill omen.… …

Pages