Verb
This could bode disaster for all involved.
her natural gift for reading boded well for her future in school
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Verb
The judge ruled against the airline and in favor of the passenger in February, but the specter of a company’s arguing that its own A.I. could not be trusted did not bode well for A.I. management teams.—David Streitfeld, New York Times, 28 May 2024 The numbers do not bode well for college enrollment, nor for the many high school graduates who will not get the benefits of higher education.—Liz Willen, Gail Cornwall, Matt Krupnick, Kavitha Cardoza, Ariel Gilreath, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2024 These facts do not bode well for future skin cancer cases—especially since 1 in every 3 cancers diagnosed is skin cancer.—Sarah Scott, Parents, 17 May 2024 As the summer season approaches, the price cut promotion could bode well for Target.—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 22 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for bode
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Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Old English bodian; akin to Old English bēodan to proclaim — more at bid entry 1
First Known Use
Verb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Time Traveler
The first known use of bode was
before the 12th century
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