fore|bode´ment

fore|bode´ment
fore|bode «fr BOHD, fohr-», verb, -bod|ed, -bod|ing.
–v.t.
1. to give warning of; predict: »

Black clouds forebode a storm.

SYNONYM(S): foretell, portend.
2. to have a feeling that (something bad is going to happen); anticipate: »

My heart forebodes Danger or death awaits thee on this field (Matthew Arnold).

–v.i.
1. to forecast; prophesy: »

If the Gypsy foreboded truly, they would inherit a fortune the next year.

SYNONYM(S): conjecture.
2. to have a feeling that something bad is going to happen: »

The house itself seemed to be foreboding.

fore|bode´ment, noun.
fore|bod´er, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • fore|bode — «fr BOHD, fohr », verb, bod|ed, bod|ing. –v.t. 1. to give warning of; predict: »Black clouds forebode a storm. SYNONYM(S): foretell, portend. 2. to have a f …   Useful english dictionary

  • fore|bod´er — fore|bode «fr BOHD, fohr », verb, bod|ed, bod|ing. –v.t. 1. to give warning of; predict: »Black clouds forebode a storm. SYNONYM(S): foretell, portend. 2. to have a f …   Useful english dictionary

  • bode — bode·ful; bode·ment; bode·wash; fore·bode; bode; …   English syllables

  • Forebodement — Fore*bode ment, n. The act of foreboding; the thing foreboded. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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