"forebode" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fɔːˈbəʊd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-forebode.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -əʊd Etymology: From Middle English foreboden, from Old English forebodian, equivalent to fore- + bode. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|foreboden}} Middle English foreboden, {{inh|en|ang|forebodian}} Old English forebodian, {{prefix|en|fore|bode}} fore- + bode Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} forebode
  1. (obsolete) prognostication; presage Tags: obsolete Related terms: bode
    Sense id: en-forebode-en-noun-6bfAZhaK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: forbode (english: much less commonly used)

Verb

IPA: /fɔːˈbəʊd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-forebode.wav [Southern-England] Forms: forebodes [present, singular, third-person], foreboding [participle, present], foreboded [participle, past], foreboded [past]
Rhymes: -əʊd Etymology: From Middle English foreboden, from Old English forebodian, equivalent to fore- + bode. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|foreboden}} Middle English foreboden, {{inh|en|ang|forebodian}} Old English forebodian, {{prefix|en|fore|bode}} fore- + bode Head templates: {{en-verb}} forebode (third-person singular simple present forebodes, present participle foreboding, simple past and past participle foreboded)
  1. To predict a future event; to hint at something that will happen (especially as a literary device). Synonyms (to portend or foretell): foretell, portend, predict Translations (to predict a future event; to hint at something that will happen (especially as a literary device)): μαντεύομαι (manteúomai) (Ancient Greek), вещая (veštaja) (Bulgarian), presagire (Italian), vaticinare (Italian), praesāgīo (Latin), portendō (Latin), polliceor (Latin), предвеща́ть (predveščátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), presagiar (Spanish), förebåda (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-forebode-en-verb-bkNOAuG~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 61 14 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 20 51 29 Disambiguation of 'to portend or foretell': 86 14 Disambiguation of 'to predict a future event; to hint at something that will happen (especially as a literary device)': 94 6
  2. To be prescient of (some ill or misfortune); to have an inward conviction of, as of a calamity which is about to happen; to augur despondingly.
    Sense id: en-forebode-en-verb-GCahjbn9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: forbode (english: much less commonly used) Derived forms: forebodement, foreboder

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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