boded; boding
Definition of bode
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage
bode disaster recent data that bodes well for her reelection
bode ill
bode well
: 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
: 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
bode
Definition of bode (Entry 2 of 2)
past tense of bide
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The first known use of bode was before the 12th century
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