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- Dictionaryomen/ˈəʊmən/
noun
- 1. an event regarded as a portent of good or evil: "the ghost's appearance was an ill omen"
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OMEN definition: 1. something that is considered to be a sign of how a future event will take place: 2. something…. Learn more.
: an occurrence or phenomenon (see phenomenon sense 1) believed to portend a future event : augury. The dark clouds were considered a bad omen. Synonyms. augury. auspice. boding. foreboding. foreshadowing. portent. prefiguring. presage. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of omen in a Sentence.
noun. anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent. Synonyms: foreboding, augury. a prognostic. prophetic significance; presage: a bird of ill omen. verb (used with object) to be an omen of; portend. to divine, as if from omens. omen. / ˈəʊmən / noun.
OMEN meaning: 1. something that is considered to be a sign of how a future event will take place: 2. something…. Learn more.
An omen is an event or happening that you take as sign of something to come. It’s believed to be a bad omen if a black cat crosses your path or if it rains on your wedding day.
Definition of omen noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
