prefigure

• Глагол, используемый для обозначения действия, предполагающего, представляющего или являющегося ранним признаком того, что произойдет в будущем.

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.

   Представлять заранее

   • 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.

   Synonymsanticipateenvisageenvisionforeseeimaginepicturepreconceive

   Antonymsdisregardforgetignoreoverlook

2. Indicate by signsC1formal

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

   Предвещать

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

   Synonymsaugurbetokenforeshadowforetokenheraldomenportendpresageprognosticate