Definition of bode
boded;
boding
transitive verb
1
:to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs :presage
- bode disaster
- recent data that bodes well for her reelection
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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
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bode well
: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
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