forebode

American  

[fawr-bohd, fohr-] / fɔrˈboʊd, foʊr- /

verb (used with object)

foreboded, foreboding

1. to foretell or predict; be an omen of; indicate beforehand; portend.

   clouds that forebode a storm.

   Synonyms:

   augur, forecast, presage, foreshadow

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

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verb (used without object)

foreboded, foreboding

1. to prophesy.

2. to have a presentiment.

forebode British  

/ fɔːˈbəʊd /

verb

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

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

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Other Word Forms

• foreboder noun
• unforeboded adjective

Etymology

Origin of forebode

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

Example Sentences

Wrestling strips life’s complications down to primal conflicts, and few wrestlers embodied this approach as famously, and forebodingly, as Hulk Hogan.

From The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile Nathan Johnson’s score of scratchy cellos and foreboding horns pairs well with a dramatic burst of organ music — one of many goofy-great jump scares goosed up by the editor Bob Ducsay.

From Los Angeles Times

Consider the foreboding for England if they were to lose.

From BBC

There was a foreboding feeling before kickoff for a home team whose stadium was awash in the color of the visitors.

From Los Angeles Times

We entered the final 10 minutes and the sense of foreboding began to grow.

From BBC

Related Words

• presage