forebode
pronunciation
How to pronounce forebode in British English:
UK [fɔ:'bəʊd]
How to pronounce forebode in American English:
US [fɔrˈbod, for-]
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- Verb:
- make a prediction about; tell in advance
Word Origin
- forebode (v.)
- "feel a secret premonition," especially of something evil, c. 1600, from fore- + bode. Transitive meaning "announce beforehand, presage," especially something undesirable, is from 1660s. Intransitive sense "to presage" is from 1711. Related: Foreboded; foreboding. Old English forebodian meant "to announce, declare."
Example
- 1. The dark clouds forebode a rainstorm .
- 2. Such attacks are generally the aftermath of a class I attack , and forebode class 3 attacks .
- 3. The immortal bathtub is famous for its changing water-color , which can forebode the weather and the earthquake .