forebode: Meaning and Definition of
fore•bode
Pronunciation: (fôr-bōd', fōr-), [key]
— v., -bod•ed, -bod•ing.
—v.t.
- to foretell or predict; be an omen of; indicate beforehand; portend: clouds that forebode a storm.
- to have a strong inner feeling or notion of (a future misfortune, evil, catastrophe, etc.); have a presentiment of.
—v.i.
- to prophesy.
- to have a presentiment.
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