forbode

verb

for·​bode

less common spelling of forebode

transitive verb

1
: to have an inward conviction of (something, such as a coming ill or misfortune)
… she looked eagerly in his face, not quick to forebode evil, but unavoidably conscious that the state of the family had changed …Nathaniel Hawthorne
2
: foretell, portend
Such dark clouds forebode a storm.

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“Forbode.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forbode. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

forbode

variant of forebode

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