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How to pronounce prefigure in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, presage, prognosticate
Type of bespeak, betoken, point, signal, indicate
Has types foreshow, threaten
Derivation prefigurative
Type Words
Type of imagine, ideate, conceive of, envisage
Derivation prefiguration


It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured.

Examples of prefigure

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Did the TC Disrupt Hackathon prefigure a growing trend here in the Big Apple?
From the techcrunch.com
They could also prefigure the death of neurons and severe cognitive problems.
From the nature.com
These four prophets prefigure the four Apostles Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The metal's price movements are widely believed to prefigure shifts in the world economy.
From the economist.com
They prefigure the simpler style that Holbein favoured in the later part of his career.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Further, a release of the photos probably does not prefigure their display on cereal boxes.
From the theatlantic.com
However, just to prefigure that response, I'll say a few things here.
From the psychcentral.com
They prefigure recent novels and films that demythologize warfare.
From the nytimes.com
The Roses family, now secondary characters, uninterestingly prefigure what will happen to them.
From the time.com
More examples
  • Imagine or consider beforehand; "It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured"
  • Bode: indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"
  • (prefiguration) an example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come
  • (prefiguration) the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
  • To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand; To predict or foresee