forebode
to foretell or predict; be an omen of; indicate beforehand; portend: clouds that forebode a storm.
to have a strong inner feeling or notion of (a future misfortune, evil, catastrophe, etc.); have a presentiment of.
to prophesy.
to have a presentiment.
Origin of forebode
1Other words for forebode
Other words from forebode
- fore·bod·er, noun
- un·fore·bod·ed, adjective
Words that may be confused with forebode
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How to use forebode in a sentence
Now, with real inflation for the first time in more than a generation, the dormant fears have been roused, and fear has a way of gripping not just our sense of the present but foreboding about the future.
Inflation May Already Have Peaked. Overreacting Brings Its Own Risks | Zachary Karabell | May 13, 2022 | TimeThe reality of the crisis isn’t as foreboding as Milman initially makes it seem.
Amid a sea of blinking green and blue lights, an entire rack of computers suddenly scintillates yellow, and then, after a few seconds, a foreboding red.
Inside the physical footprint of the Cloud | Steven Gonzales Monserrate/The MIT Press Reader | February 14, 2022 | Popular-ScienceHaving each court changing schedules and advancing a larger volume of cases to trial has filled him with a feeling of foreboding.
Amid Calls for Reform, Maine’s Criminal Defense System Reaches a “Breaking Point” | by Samantha Hogan, The Maine Monitor | June 8, 2021 | ProPublicaThey all seem to represent doors or portals of some kind—dark, monumental, and foreboding.
How These Rothkos Were Restored Without Touching the Canvas | Adam Rogers | May 30, 2021 | The Daily Beast
The color has also been used to forebode an omen or a threat.
The storm raised over King Christian's letter was such as to forebode no other settlement than by arms.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year | Edwin EmersonFrom her history the shadow of the Horde, one is tempted to forebode, in the words of Poe, shall be lifted nevermore.
The Rise of the Russian Empire | Hector H. MunroThe menaces of my persecutor seemed to forebode the inevitable interruption of this system.
Caleb Williams | William GodwinThis profound tranquility excited the suspicions of the Black Bear; it seemed to forebode an impending storm.
The Tiger-Slayer | Gustave AimardPerhaps—but her tone did not forebode a cheerful conversation.
Mrs. Maxon Protests | Anthony Hope
British Dictionary definitions for forebode
/ (fɔːˈbəʊd) /
to warn of or indicate (an event, result, etc) in advance
to have an intuition or premonition of (an event)
Derived forms of forebode
- foreboder, noun
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