prefigure

• فعل يدل على أن شيئًا ما يكون علامة أو نذيرًا مسبقًا على ما سيحدث في المستقبل، أو يمثل صورة أولية أو رمزًا لما سيأتي بعده.

A verb used to indicate the act of suggesting, representing, or being an early sign of something that will happen in the future.

1. Imagine or consider beforehandC1formal

   To imagine, picture, or conceive of something before it happens.

   التصوّر المسبق

   • The artist prefigured the final painting in his sketches.
   • She prefigured the difficulties of the journey in her mind.
   • The novel prefigures a dystopian future.

   المرادفاتanticipateenvisageenvisionforeseeimaginepicturepreconceive

   الأضدادdisregardforgetignoreoverlook

2. Indicate by signsC1formal

   To be a sign or warning of something that will happen in the future.

   يُنذر

   • The early frost prefigured a harsh winter.
   • His sudden silence prefigured the bad news.
   • The economic downturn prefigured the company's collapse.

   المرادفاتaugurbetokenforeshadowforetokenheraldomenportendpresageprognosticate