Meaning of forebode

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.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

See also:

forebode (Thesaurus)

forebear foreboding

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