forebode (redirected from foreboded)

fore·bode  (fôr-bd, fr-)

v. fore·bod·ed, fore·bod·ing, fore·bodes

v.tr.

1. To indicate the likelihood of; portend: harsh words that foreboded estrangement.

2. To have a premonition of (a future misfortune).

v.intr.

To prophesy or predict.

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fore·boder n.

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forebode [fɔːˈbəʊd]

vb

1. to warn of or indicate (an event, result, etc.) in advance

2. to have an intuition or premonition of (an event)

foreboder  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

forebode - make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" predict, prognosticate, foretell, promise, anticipate, call read - interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball" hazard, guess, venture, pretend - put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong" outguess, second-guess - attempt to anticipate or predict augur - predict from an omen bet, wager - maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!" forecast, calculate - predict in advance prophesy, vaticinate - predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration

Translations

forebode [fɔːˈbəʊd] VT → presagiar, anunciar

forebode

vt (= be portent of) → ein Zeichen or Omen sein für, ahnen lassen, deuten auf (+acc)