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Meanings of premonition in English

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pressentiment

A feeling of evil to come.

        pressentiment

        An early warning about a future event.

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              Examples for "forewarning"
              Examples for "forewarning"
              1
              Hence the forewarning and the flight, the cloister and the yellow robes.
              The English Governess at the Siamese Court / Being Recollections...
              2
              The appointment itself was handled clumsily with no forewarning to the markets.
              The South African
              3
              The fall of Russia is just a forewarning-itwill all go down.
              Europe—Whither Bound? / Being Letters of Travel from the Capital...
              4
              Only a Farfan escaped, not without suspicion of forewarning by the rebels.
              At Last: A Christmas in the West Indies
              5
              Some dread forewarning of a sterner fate seemed to hang above him.
              The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance
              Usage of premonition in English
              1
              My premonition was right, though it took three years to come true.
              After the fall
              2
              The strength of the premonition grew, despite Nicole's attempts to combat it.
              The Complete Rama Omnibus
              3
              She had a kind of premonition that there was pain in it.
              A Young Mutineer
              4
              As Tibor saw this incredible sight, he felt a sudden ghastly, premonition.
              The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
              5
              The female bear had not the slightest fear or premonition of danger.
              The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals: A Book of Personal Observ...
              6
              He leaves his house with no premonition that he won't be back.
              Mr. Mercedes
              7
              Toub suggests the volcano was a premonition of his parents' eventual divorce.
              Reuters
              8
              Some premonition made her open it and prepared her for the signature.
              The Testing of Diana Mallory
              9
              Yuri has a vague premonition-nothingspecific, nothing localizable, nothing identifiable as such.
              Grand junction
              10
              The sight of his uniform thrilled her with a premonition of danger.
              At the Mercy of Tiberius
              11
              The old tree might have been credited with premonition of its fate.
              Tropic Days
              12
              Left it there, with the premonition that he was heading into trouble.
              The Drums of Jeopardy
              13
              And, in that instance, her premonition had been only too accurately fulfilled.
              The Vision of Desire
              14
              Suddenly, without the slightest premonition, the cripple burst into a hearty laugh.
              The Mystery of the Four Fingers
              15
              Of the most important things we have no premonition, most of us.
              The Professional Aunt
              16
              Painlessly and without apprehension or premonition, the spirit had taken its flight.
              Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 / Little J...
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