All 6 Uses of
presentiment
in
David Copperfield
- I have a presentiment that it must be a girl.†
Chpt 1-3 *
- 'I tell you I have a presentiment that it must be a girl,' returned Miss Betsey.†
Chpt 1-3
- But, as I knew I could not come next day, when I should have a good deal to prepare in the evening, Mr. Micawber arranged that he would call at Doctor Strong's in the course of the morning (having a presentiment that the remittance would arrive by that post), and propose the day after, if it would suit me better.†
Chpt 16-18
- 'I have a presentiment,' said Mrs. Micawber, setting down her tin pot, 'that it is a member of my family!'†
Chpt 55-57
- 'I have still a presentiment,' said Mrs. Micawber, pensively shaking her head, 'that my family will appear on board, before we finally depart.'†
Chpt 55-57
- Mr. Micawber evidently had his presentiment on the subject too, but he put it in his tin pot and swallowed it.†
Chpt 55-57
Definition:
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(presentiment) a premonition (a supernatural feeling about what is to come) -- especially of something evil or bad