Definition of forebode

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fore·bode

(fôr-b

, f

r-) KEY

VERB:
fore·bod·ed, fore·bod·ing, fore·bodes
VERB:
tr.

To indicate the likelihood of; portend: harsh words that foreboded estrangement.
To have a premonition of (a future misfortune).

VERB:
intr.

To prophesy or predict.

OTHER FORMS:
fore·boder(Noun)

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