FOREBODE


Meaning of FOREBODE in English

— foreboder , n.

/fawr bohd", fohr-/ , v. , foreboded, foreboding .

v.t.

1. to foretell or predict; be an omen of; indicate beforehand; portend: clouds that forebode a storm.

2. to have a strong inner feeling or notion of (a future misfortune, evil, catastrophe, etc.); have a presentiment of.

v.i.

3. to prophesy.

4. to have a presentiment.

[ 1595-1605; FORE- + BODE ]

Syn. 1. foreshadow, presage, forecast, augur.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .