boded; boding
bode
2 of 2past tense of bide
Phrases
bode ill
: to show or suggest that future developments or events will be unfavorable or unwelcome : to be a sign of trouble to come
Any further diminishing of the species' gene pool can only bode ill for the future.—
John Hew Fanshawe
John Hew Fanshawe
: to show or suggest that future developments or events will be good or favorable : to be a sign of good things to come
… the news … does not bode well for our future standard of living.—Lester C. Thurow
Lester C. ThurowExamples of bode in a Sentence
Verb
This could bode disaster for all involved.
her natural gift for reading boded well for her future in school
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
That does not bode well for their future health.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
Passing this milestone typically bodes well for the sustainability of the advance, history shows.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Moves such as Ethio Telecom’s blocking of Safaricom’s M-Pesa mobile money app do not bode well for Equity and KCB Bank whose growth plans are heavily centred on using technology to expand access to various financial products.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
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Verb
For buyers who took out car loans in the pandemic years, those trend lines do not bode well.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
That does not bode well for their future health.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
Passing this milestone typically bodes well for the sustainability of the advance, history shows.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Moves such as Ethio Telecom’s blocking of Safaricom’s M-Pesa mobile money app do not bode well for Equity and KCB Bank whose growth plans are heavily centred on using technology to expand access to various financial products.
—Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Bode.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bode. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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bode
2 of 2past of bide
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