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bode

1

[ bohd ]

verb (used with object)

boded, boding.
  1. to be an omen of; portend:

    The news bodes evil days for him.

  2. Archaic. to announce beforehand; predict.


verb (used without object)

boded, boding.
  1. to portend:

    The news bodes well for him.

bode

2

[ bohd ]

verb

  1. a simple past tense of bide.

bode

1

/ ²úəʊ»å /

verb

  1. to be an omen of (good or ill, esp of ill); portend; presage
  2. archaic.
    tr to predict; foretell
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bode

2

/ ²úəʊ»å /

verb

  1. the past tense of bide
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²ú´Ç»å¾±²Ô²µ, nounadjective
  • ˈ²ú´Ç»å±ð³¾±ð²Ô³Ù, noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bode1

before 1000; Middle English boden, Old English bodian to announce, foretell (cognate with Old Norse botha ), derivative of boda messenger, cognate with German Bote, Old Norse bothi
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of bode1

Old English bodian ; related to Old Norse botha to proclaim, Old Frisian bodia to invite
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Example Sentences

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Carvalho said that the speed of the cleanup at his district’s properties in the Palisades could bode well for other campuses aiming to reopen quickly.

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If the two sides can produce more confidence-building measures, this would bode well for relations.

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On the other end of the spectrum, though, some struggles don’t bode well for the season.

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This self-serving denial, Frecknall’s revival suggests, doesn’t bode well for Stella’s own future.

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His latest actions do not bode well for coverage of the President of North Korea, I mean Russia .

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