bode
bode 1 (b
d)
v. bod·ed, bod·ing, bodes
v.tr.
1. To be an omen of: heavy seas that boded trouble for small craft.
2. Archaic To predict; foretell.
v.intr.
To be an omen; portend: The peace accord bodes well for the city under siege.
[Middle English boden, from Old English bodian, to announce; see bheudh-
in Indo-European roots.]
Verb |
1. |
bode – indicate by signs; “These signs bode bad news”augur, auspicate, omen, portend, foreshadow, presage, prognosticate, predict, prefigure, betoken, forecast, foretellthreaten – to be a menacing indication of something:”The clouds threaten rain”; “Danger threatens”bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal, point – be a signal for or a symptom of; “These symptoms indicate a serious illness”; “Her behavior points to a severe neurosis”; “The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued”foreshow – foretell by divine inspiration |