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1. A sign of something about to happen
   "he looked for an omen before going into battle"
   - portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy

1. Indicate by signs
   - bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, presage, betoken [archaic], foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict

Derived forms: omens, omening, omened

See also: ominous

Type of: augury, bespeak, betoken [archaic], foretoken, indicate, point, preindication, sign, signal

Encyclopedia: Omen