bode

¹bode

verb \ˈbōd\

bod·edbod·ing

Definition of BODE

transitive verb

1

archaic : to announce beforehand : foretell

2

: to indicate by signs : presage

Examples of BODE

1. This could bode disaster for all involved.
2. <her natural gift for reading boded well for her future in school>

Origin of BODE

Middle English, from Old English bodian; akin to Old English bēodan to proclaim — more at bid

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to BODE

Synonyms: augur, forebode (also forbode), promise, bid fair

Related Words: forecast, foretell, predict, presage, prognosticate, prophesy; forewarn, warn; anticipate, divine, foreknow, foresee; betoken, foreshadow, harbinger, portend, prefigure, presignify; indicate, signify; allude, connote, hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, suggest

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Rhymes with BODE

bowed, code, goad, load, lode, mode, node, ode, road, rode, toad, toed, woad