bode
Of a thing: to be an indication, omen, or sign ofOf a thing: to be an indication, omen, or sign of (something); to portend.
» This doesn't bode well at all.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)Of a thing: to be an indication, omen, or sign of (something); to portend.
ahnen lassen, sich ankündigen, verheißen
предвеща́тьpredveščátʹ, предвести́тьpredvestítʹ, сули́тьsulítʹ
indicate, as with a sign or an omen
(intransitive)Often followed by ill or well: of a thing: to be an indication, omen, or sign of something.
(Scotland, transitive)To make a bid or offer for (something); to bid, to offer.
(archaic, transitive)To declare (something, such as a future event) before it occurs; to foretell, to predict; specifically, to predict (something undesirable); to forebode.
ahnen lassen, verheißen
гада́тьgadátʹ, погада́тьpogadátʹ
Examples
21 sentencesThis doesn't bode well at all.
It doesn't bode well for tomorrow.
deDas verheißt nichts Gutes für morgen. — brauchinet
This doesn't bode well for tomorrow.
deDas verheißt nichts Gutes für morgen. — brauchinet
The weather forecast doesn't bode well.
That didn't bode well for you.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
The verb is derived partly from the following: The noun is derived from Middle English boThe verb is derived partly from the following:
The noun is derived from Middle English bod (“act of bargaining or offering, or the subject of the bargain or offer; promise; proposal”), the same word stated in etymology 1. Doublet of bid.
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Forms
bodes, boding, boded, bodedSynonyms
20 synonyms- indicate, as with a sign or an omen:portendauspicateprognosticateomenpresagebetokenforeshadowaugur
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle