forebode

fore·bode

 (fôr-bōd′)

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·bod′er 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)

foreˈboder n

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fore•bode

(fɔrˈboʊd, foʊr-)

v. -bod•ed, -bod•ing. v.t.

1. to foretell or predict; be an omen of; portend: clouds foreboding a storm.

2. to have a strong inner feeling or notion of (a future misfortune, evil, etc.); have a presentiment of.

v.i.

3. to prophesy.

4. to have a presentiment.

[1595–1605]

fore•bod′er, n.

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forebode

Past participle: foreboded
Gerund: foreboding

Imperative

forebode

forebode

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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

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forebode

verb

To give warning signs of (impending peril):

forewarn, threaten.

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Translations

forebode

[fɔːˈbəʊd] VT → presagiar, anunciar

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forebode

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

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