omen
/ˈəʊmən/noun
उच्चारण ओमन
शकुन, अपशकुन, पूर्व-संकेत
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a sign of what is going to happen in the future
शकुन, अपशकुन, पूर्व-संकेत
- a good omen
- a bad omen
- The villagers saw the comet as an omen of change.
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- Dark clouds on the day of the match felt like a bad omen.
- Radhika took the early rain as a good omen for the harvest.
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Keep the sign words together: omen, portent (a sign that something important or bad will happen), harbinger (a sign that something is coming: 'The cuckoo is a harbinger of spring'), augury, forewarning, premonition (a feeling that something bad will happen).
संकेत के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: omen, portent (महत्वपूर्ण या बुरी घटना का संकेत), harbinger (आने वाली चीज़ का संकेत, अग्रदूत: 'The cuckoo is a harbinger of spring'), augury, forewarning, premonition (कुछ बुरा होने की अनुभूति, पूर्वाभास)।
§Grammar and usage
The adjective ominous means suggesting that something bad is going to happen ('ominous clouds').
Adjective ominous का अर्थ कुछ बुरा होने का संकेत देने वाला है ('ominous clouds')।