Bode (Verb)
Meaning
Indicate, as with a sign or an omen; "These signs bode bad news".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The dark clouds gathering on the horizon bode a severe storm coming our way.
- The declining sales figures over the past quarter do not bode well for the company's future.
- The crack in the wall boded ill for the old building's structural integrity.
- Her faint smile and distant demeanor boded a troubled mind, one that was miles away.
- The eerie silence in the abandoned town boded an ominous presence lurking unseen.
Synonyms
- Omen
- Augur
- Predict
- Portend
- Prefigure
- Auspicate
- Betoken
- Presage
- Foretell
- Prognosticate
- Forecast
- Foreshadow