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1 Forebode
v. trans.Have a presentiment of: P. and V. μαντεύεσθαι (acc.), P. ἀπομαντεύεσθαι (acc.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Forebode
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2 Augur
subs.V. οἰωνόμαντις, ὁ, οἰωνοσκόπος, ὁ.——————v. trans.Forebode: P. and V. μαντεύεσθαι.Signify, portend: P. and V. σημαίνειν, φαίνειν (Eur., El. 829), V. προσημαίνειν, προφαίνειν.They took the matter the more to heart because it seemed to augur ill for the success of the expedition: P. τὸ πρᾶγμα μειζόνως ἐλάμβανον. τοῦ γὰρ ἔκπλου οἰωνὸς ἐδόκει εἶναι (Thuc. 6, 27).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Augur
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3 Presage
v. trans.Forebode: P. and V. μαντεύεσθαι, P. ἀπομαντεύεσθαι.Betoken, portend: P. and V. σημαίνειν, φαίνειν, V. προσημαίνειν, προφαίνειν.Presaging, prophetic of: V. μάντις (gen.), πρόμαντις (gen.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Presage
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Forebode — Fore*bode , v. i. To foretell; to presage; to augur. [1913 Webster] If I forebode aright. Hawthorne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Forebode — Fore*bode , n. Prognostication; presage. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
forebode — index admonish (warn), anticipate (prognosticate), forewarn, portend, predict, presage, prognostic … Law dictionary
forebode — (v.) feel a secret premonition, c.1600, from FORE (Cf. fore ) + BODE (Cf. bode). Related: Foreboded; FOREBODING (Cf. foreboding). Old English forebodian meant to announce, declare … Etymology dictionary
forebode — portend, presage, augur, prognosticate, *foretell, predict, forecast, prophesy Analogous words: betoken, bespeak, *indicate: import, signify (see MEAN): fear, dread (see corresponding nouns at FEAR) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
forebode — [v] predict, warn augur, betoken, bode, divine, forecast, foresee, foreshadow, foretell, foretoken, forewarn, indicate, omen, portend, premonish, presage, prognosticate, promise; concepts 70,78 … New thesaurus
forebode — ► VERB archaic or literary ▪ act as an advance warning of (something bad) … English terms dictionary
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forebode — 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,… … Universalium
forebode — [c]/fɔˈboʊd / (say faw bohd) verb (foreboded, foreboding) –verb (t) 1. to foretell or predict; portend; be an omen of; indicate beforehand: clouds that forebode a storm. 2. to have a presentiment of (especially evil). –verb (i) 3. to prophesy. 4 …