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Prefigure

verb/pɹɪfˈɪɡjɚ/
Definition
imagine or consider beforehand
indicate by signs
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pɹɪfˈɪɡjɚ/
🇬🇧British English
/pɹɪfˈɪɡə/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pɹɪfˈɪɡə/
3 syllables Say it as /pɹɪfˈɪɡjɚ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
auspicatepresagebodepredictportendbetokenforeshadowforetellomenaugurprognosticateforecast
Parts of Speech
verbimagine or consider beforehand
“It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured”
verbindicate by signs
“These signs bode bad news”
Word Forms
prefigurationnounan example that prefigures or foreshadows what is to come
portentnouna sign of something about to happen
auspicenouna favorable omen
prognosticationnouna sign of something about to happen
prognosisnouna prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
omennouna sign of something about to happen
presagenouna sign of something about to happen
foreshadowingnounthe act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
augurnoun(ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
prefigurativeadjectiveindistinctly prophetic
forecastnouna prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
predictiveadjectiveof or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
vorbilden
Vorstellen oder überlegen
🇫🇷French
préfigurer
imaginer ou considérer à l'avance
🇪🇸Spanish
prefigurar
imaginar o considerar de antemano
🇮🇹Italian
prefigurare
immaginare o considerare in anticipo
🇳🇱Dutch
voorfiguur
vooraf bedenken of overwegen
🇵🇹Portuguese
prefigurar
imagine ou considere de antemão
🇷🇺Russian
прообраз
представьте или обдумайте заранее
India
🇮🇳Hindi
झलक दिखाना
पहले से कल्पना करना या विचार करना
🇮🇳Tamil
முன் உருவம்
முன்கூட்டியே கற்பனை செய்து பாருங்கள் அல்லது கருத்தில் கொள்ளுங்கள்
🇮🇳Telugu
పూర్వరూపము
ముందుగా ఊహించండి లేదా పరిగణించండి
🇮🇳Gujarati
પૂર્વરૂપ
કલ્પના કરો અથવા અગાઉથી ધ્યાનમાં લો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪೂರ್ವಾಕೃತಿ
ಊಹಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಮುಂಚಿತವಾಗಿ ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മുൻരൂപം
മുൻകൂട്ടി സങ്കൽപ്പിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പരിഗണിക്കുക
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
预示
事先想象或考虑
🇯🇵Japanese
予兆
事前に想像したり検討したりする
🇰🇷Korean
미리 형상화하다
미리 상상하거나 고려하라
🇻🇳Vietnamese
định hình trước
hãy tưởng tượng hoặc cân nhắc trước
🇹🇭Thai
ตั้งท่า
คิดหรือพิจารณาก่อน
🇮🇩Indonesian
gambaran awal
bayangkan atau pertimbangkan sebelumnya
🇲🇾Malay
pragambar
bayangkan atau pertimbangkan terlebih dahulu
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
توقع مسبقا
تخيل أو فكر مسبقًا
🇮🇷Persian
پیش تصویر کردن
از قبل تصور یا در نظر بگیرید
🇹🇷Turkish
önceden tasarlamak
önceden hayal edin veya düşünün
🇮🇱Hebrew
תצורה מוקדמת
לדמיין או לשקול מראש
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'prefigure'?
The primary meaning of 'prefigure' is 'imagine or consider beforehand'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'prefigure' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'prefigure' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'prefigure' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'prefigure' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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