forebode

[ fawr-bohd, fohr- ]
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verb (used with object),fore·bod·ed, fore·bod·ing.
  1. to foretell or predict; be an omen of; indicate beforehand; portend: clouds that forebode a storm.

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

verb (used without object),fore·bod·ed, fore·bod·ing.
  1. to prophesy.

  2. to have a presentiment.

Origin of forebode

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; fore- + bode1

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Other words from forebode

  • fore·bod·er, noun
  • un·fore·bod·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for forebode

forebode

/ (fɔːˈbəʊd) /


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

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

Derived forms of forebode

  • foreboder, noun

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