Omen (Verb)
Meaning
Indicate, as with a sign or an omen; "These signs bode bad news".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The eerie silence in the forest bode ill for the travelers ahead.
- The faint scratches on the door did not bode well for the new house's previous occupants.
- Her faint heartbeat bode poorly for a successful recovery from the surgery.
- The increasing earthquakes in the region bode disaster for the nearby coastal town.
- The constant hissing sound from the engine boded trouble for the car's mechanical system.
Synonyms
- Augur
- Predict
- Portend
- Prefigure
- Auspicate
- Bode
- Betoken
- Presage
- Foretell
- Prognosticate
- Forecast
- Foreshadow