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UK /ˈəʊmən/ US /ˈoʊmən/

noun 2verb 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

good

bad, evil, ill

The dark clouds gathering overhead seemed like an evil omen for our picnic plans.

VERB + OMEN

take sth as

PREP

~ for

Dark clouds gathering above the stadium seemed like a bad omen for the match.

~ of

A sudden storm arriving on their wedding day seemed like an omen of trouble ahead.

Definitions

noun

Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.

The ghost's appearance was an ill omen.

A rise in imports might be an omen of economic recovery.

A thing of prophetic significance.

A sign of ill omen.

verb

To be an omen of.

To divine or predict from omens.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a sign of something about to happen

verb — indicate, as with a sign or an omen

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

bird of ill omen

A person who brings bad news.

Example Bank

The ghost's appearance was an ill omen.

Wiktionary

A rise in imports might be an omen of economic recovery.

Wiktionary

The egg has, during the span of history, represented mystery, magic, medicine, food and omen.

Wiktionary

You're my good omen.

Tatoeba · #64432

It was the midnight of Friday, 13th; nothing of ill omen was apparent.

Tatoeba · #468067

Dreaming of lightning is a bad omen.

Tatoeba · #1128170

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