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bode well — bode well/ill/formal phrase to be a sign that something good bad will happen The fact that we haven’t heard from him for so long does not bode well. Thesaurus: to be a sign or symbol of somethingsynonym … Useful english dictionary
bode well (for somebody) — bode ˈwell/ˈill (for sb/sth) idiom (formal) to be a good/bad sign for sb/sth Syn: ↑augur • These figures do not bode well for the company s future. • … Useful english dictionary
bode well (for something) — bode ˈwell/ˈill (for sb/sth) idiom (formal) to be a good/bad sign for sb/sth Syn: ↑augur • These figures do not bode well for the company s future. • … Useful english dictionary
bode well/ill — be a portent of a good or bad outcome. → bode … English new terms dictionary
bode well — be a good omen … English contemporary dictionary
bode — [bəud US boud] v [Sense: 2; Origin: Old English bodian] 1.) the past tense of ↑bide 2.) bode well/ill (for sb/sth) to be a good or bad sign for the future ▪ The opinion polls do not bode well for the Democrats … Dictionary of contemporary English
bode — [ boud ] verb bode well/ill FORMAL to be a sign that something good/bad will happen: The fact that we haven t heard from him in all this time does not bode well … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bode ill — bode well/ill/formal phrase to be a sign that something good bad will happen The fact that we haven’t heard from him for so long does not bode well. Thesaurus: to be a sign or symbol of somethingsynonym … Useful english dictionary
bode ill (for somebody) — bode ˈwell/ˈill (for sb/sth) idiom (formal) to be a good/bad sign for sb/sth Syn: ↑augur • These figures do not bode well for the company s future. • … Useful english dictionary
bode ill (for something) — bode ˈwell/ˈill (for sb/sth) idiom (formal) to be a good/bad sign for sb/sth Syn: ↑augur • These figures do not bode well for the company s future. • … Useful english dictionary
bode — bode1 [bōd] vt. boded, boding [ME bodien < OE bodian < boda, messenger, prob. < IE base of BID1] 1. Archaic to announce in advance; predict 2. to be an omen of; presage bode ill or bode well to be a bad (or good) omen bode … English World dictionary
