Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To show; prophesy; presage.
  • noun A word uttered unawares, and having the character of a presage; an omen; a prophecy.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • intransitive verb R. & Obs. To prophesy; to presage.

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Examples

  • Men denne avhandlingen og andre rapporter om hvordan mediene utøver sin makt, og hvordan de retter et kritisk søkelys på alle maktinstitusjoner, viser at vi må nærme oss akademia og kritikere med et åpent sinn.

    Archive 2008-07-01 Torill 2008

  • Men denne avhandlingen og andre rapporter om hvordan mediene utøver sin makt, og hvordan de retter et kritisk søkelys på alle maktinstitusjoner, viser at vi må nærme oss akademia og kritikere med et åpent sinn.

    Journalism and research Torill 2008

  • 'Werry good!' says Jimmy, an 'lets fly an' down comes the 'oss' eadfirst, squealin 'like a stuck pig, an' away down 'ill shoots Jerry, rollin' over an 'over, an' then we was on

    Peregrine's Progress Jeffery Farnol 1915

  • He reiterated the statement that "one on 'em was very tight;" told that he drove them to an hotel in Surrey Street, close to the Embankment, and corrected himself as to the driving, because "You see, gents, it was like this here: the fog was that thick, if you sat on the box you couldn't see the 'oss's tail, let alone his ears, and you had to lead him all the way."

    The Bag of Diamonds George Manville Fenn 1870

  • "hwaddr = 08: 00: 27: 2A: 8B: 0E, ipaddr = 192.168.5.31, device = eth0" -- attribute "oss"

    Sun Bloggers mberg 2009

  • I always did say that 'oss' ad a lot of sense, though. "

    The Magician's Nephew Lewis, C. S. 1955

  • Copped in the act, y'r worship, of riding into this 'ere yard o' mine, as big as bull-beef, sitting on the very 'oss' e'd stolen from his lordship 'ere. "

    The Yeoman Adventurer George W. Gough

  • "Ah, sir," nodded the old groom, as Barnabas tested girth and stirrup-leathers, "you done mighty well when you bought 'im -- theer ain't another' oss 'is ekal in London -- no, nor nowheers else as I knows on.

    The Amateur Gentleman Jeffery Farnol 1915

  • Our generation can no longer afford to cede authority to the angriest voices, whether they broadcast from down the street or acr oss the ocean.

    Chris Stedman: From Ground Zero To Gays In Uganda: A Millennial Response To Modern Moral Crises Chris Stedman 2011

  • Vågen som tar oss till nästa steg — Niclas Strandh digitalPR, creative planning och sociala mediestrategier

    Google Climbs to New Heights of Arrogance With Wave 2009

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