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forebode

fore·bode

forebode

 
pronunciation:
for bod
parts of speech:
transitive verb, intransitive verb
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: forbodes, foreboding, foreboded
definition 1: to foretell the likelihood of or be an omen of.
The judge's stern look foreboded a harsh sentence.
similar words:
omen, portend
definition 2: to have a presentiment or premonition of (impending misfortune).
 
part of speech: intransitive verb
definition 1: to augur or prophesy.
definition 2: to have a presentiment or premonition.