bode
1[ bohd ]
/ boʊd /
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verb (used with object), bod·ed, bod·ing.
to be an omen of; portend: The news bodes evil days for him.
Archaic. to announce beforehand; predict.
verb (used without object), bod·ed, bod·ing.
to portend: The news bodes well for him.
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Origin of bode
1before 1000; Middle English boden,Old English bodian to announce, foretell (cognate with Old Norse botha), derivative of boda messenger, cognate with German Bote,Old Norse bothi
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bode1
/ (bəʊd) /
verb
to be an omen of (good or ill, esp of ill); portend; presage
(tr) archaic to predict; foretell
Derived forms of bode
boding, noun, adjectivebodement, nounWord Origin for bode
Old English bodian; related to Old Norse botha to proclaim, Old Frisian bodia to invite
British Dictionary definitions for bode (2 of 2)
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