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- DictionaryO·men/ˈōm(ə)n/
noun
- 1. an event regarded as a portent of good or evil: "the ghost's appearance was an ill omen"
The meaning of OMEN is an occurrence or phenomenon believed to portend a future event : augury. How to use omen in a sentence.
omen | American Dictionary. noun [ C ] us / ˈoʊ·mən / Add to word list. an event that is thought to tell something about the future: Scoring that goal was an omen of things to come. (Definition of omen from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of omen.
us / ˈoʊ.mən / uk / ˈəʊ.mən / Add to word list. something that is considered to be a sign of how a future event will take place: The team's final victory of the season is a good omen for the playoffs, which start next week. a bad omen. Many people believe that a broken mirror is an omen of bad luck. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
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.
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. Omens generally get a bad rap — that's probably because a lot of them predict bad stuff, at least according to superstition.
An omen (also called portent) is a phenomenon that is believed to foretell the future, often signifying the advent of change. It was commonly believed in ancient times, and still believed by some today, that omens bring divine messages from the gods.
4 days ago · noun. 1. anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent. 2. a prognostic. 3. prophetic significance; presage. a bird of ill omen. transitive verb.
