forebode

[ fawr-bohd, fohr- ]

/ fɔrˈboʊd, foʊr- /

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verb (used with object), fore·bod·ed, fore·bod·ing.

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.

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

to prophesy.

to have a presentiment.

OTHER WORDS FOR forebode

1 foreshadow, presage, forecast, augur.

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Origin of forebode

First recorded in 1595–1605; fore- + bode¹

OTHER WORDS FROM forebode

fore·bod·er, nounun·fore·bod·ed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH forebode

forbade, forbid, forebode

Words nearby forebode

fore-and-aft rig, fore-and-aft sail, forearm, forearm smash, forebear, forebode, foreboding, forebody, forebrain, forecaddie, forecast

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|Time
The reality of the crisis isn’t as foreboding as Milman initially makes it seem.
Why you should care about ‘The Insect Crisis’|Allie Wilkinson|April 26, 2022|Science News
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-Science
Having 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|ProPublica

They 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.
On St. Patrick’s Day, Beware Those Sly Green Eyes|Laura Dimon|March 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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 Emerson
From 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. Munro
The menaces of my persecutor seemed to forebode the inevitable interruption of this system.
Caleb Williams|William Godwin
This profound tranquility excited the suspicions of the Black Bear; it seemed to forebode an impending storm.
The Tiger-Slayer|Gustave Aimard
Perhaps—but her tone did not forebode a cheerful conversation.
Mrs. Maxon Protests|Anthony Hope

British Dictionary definitions for forebode

forebode

/ (fɔːˈbəʊd) /

verb

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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