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• Verb, das ausdrückt, dass etwas ein frühes Anzeichen, Vorbote oder eine Vorwegnahme von etwas Zukünftigem ist oder dieses im Voraus darstellt bzw. symbolisch verkörpert.

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.

   Im Voraus vorstellen

   • 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.

   Synonymeanticipateenvisageenvisionforeseeimaginepicturepreconceive

   Antonymedisregardforgetignoreoverlook

2. Indicate by signsC1formal

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

   Vorausdeuten

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

   Synonymeaugurbetokenforeshadowforetokenheraldomenportendpresageprognosticate