Both Uses of
presage
in
John Adams, by McCullough
- To many on both sides of the Atlantic, it presaged a quick end to the war.†
Subsection 2.5.2 *presaged = served as a sign of something about to happen
- But any thought that the interview presaged an overall cordial welcome for the new minister was dashed soon enough by the London press, which dismissed the meeting as nothing more than a curious anecdote for future historians.†
Subsection 2.7.1
Definition:
serve as a sign of something about to happen -- typically something bad