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

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
It gave Jones a sense of foreboding about what may become of her own votes for Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff.
Pair of Georgia runoff races are razor close with U.S. Senate control at stake|Felicia Sonmez, Colby Itkowitz, John Wagner, Paulina Firozi, Amy B Wang|January 6, 2021|Washington Post
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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