verb
or for·bode fōrˈbōd, fȯrˈ-, fə(r)ˈ-, fōəˈ-, fȯ(ə)ˈ-
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: fore- + bode
transitive verb
1. : foretell , portend
such heavy air forebodes a storm
2. : to be prescient of : have an inward conviction of (as coming ill or misfortune) : augur despondingly
intransitive verb
: foretell , presage , augur , predict
Synonyms: see foretell