forebode
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verb (used with object)
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.
verb (used without object)
3.
to prophesy.
4.
to have a presentiment.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to warn of or indicate (an event, result, etc) in advance |
| 2. | to have an intuition or premonition of (an event) |
| fore'boder | |
| —n | |
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forebode
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Example sentences
The atmosphere seemed to forebode some unusual occurrence.
The sheer size and scope of these uncertainties forebode a long-lived adjustment period for firms, markets and the economy.
Dorothy came reluctantly, haunted with a forebode of impending griefs.
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