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Prefigure is an English word with synonyms like foretell or augur. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Prefigure in a sentence

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Prefigure | Prefigured | Prefigures

Prefigure meaning

  1. To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand.
  2. To predict or foresee.

Synonyms of Prefigure

betoken foretell augur foreshadow presage omen prognosticate auspicate portend bode envisage ideate conceive of imagine forecast

Related words

Other words often associated with Prefigure or its synonyms:

predict indicate bespeak point anticipate guess promise call prognostication augury tell portent

Using Prefigure

  • The main meaning on this page is: To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand. | To predict or foresee.
  • Useful related words include: betoken, foretell, augur, foreshadow.

Context around Prefigure

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

eerily 1×

Often after:

christ 1×

Sentence patterns with Prefigure

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

events that prefigure christ 1× to eerily prefigure what happened 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the floor tiles 1×

Common sentence endings:

a year later 1× that prefigure christ 1×

Words around Prefigure

Just before it in the word index:

prefetching 3 prefetch 9 prefet 2 prefers 534 preferring 309 preferreds 12

Just after it in the word index:

prefigured 6 prefigures 4 prefiguring 3 prefilled 5 prefire 2 prefix 318

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Prefigure

  • In this selection, "prefigure" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, eerily and christ stand out and add context to how "prefigure" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include events that prefigure christ and to eerily prefigure what happened. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "prefigure" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with prefigure

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The floor tiles and sacred images highlight Old Testament persons and events that prefigure Christ. (15 words)

But the 20/20 vision of hindsight casts a very different light on the events of early 2015, and a campaign that now seems to eerily prefigure what happened in the US a year later. (35 words)

Longer example sentences

But the 20/20 vision of hindsight casts a very different light on the events of early 2015, and a campaign that now seems to eerily prefigure what happened in the US a year later. (35 words)

The floor tiles and sacred images highlight Old Testament persons and events that prefigure Christ. (15 words)

Example sentences (2)

The floor tiles and sacred images highlight Old Testament persons and events that prefigure Christ.

But the 20/20 vision of hindsight casts a very different light on the events of early 2015, and a campaign that now seems to eerily prefigure what happened in the US a year later.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "prefigure" in a sentence?
An example: "The floor tiles and sacred images highlight Old Testament persons and events that prefigure Christ." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "prefigure" from authentic English texts.
What does "prefigure" mean?
Prefigure means: To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand.
What are synonyms of "prefigure"?
Common synonyms of "prefigure" include: betoken, foretell, augur, foreshadow, presage, omen, prognosticate, auspicate. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "prefigure" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "prefigure", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.