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Definitions for forebode
fɔrˈboʊd, foʊr-fore·bode

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promiseverb

    make a prediction about; tell in advance

    "Call the outcome of an election"

Wiktionary

  1. forebodenoun

    prognostication; presage

  2. forebodeverb

    To predict a future event; to hint at something that will happen (especially as a literary device).

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Forebodeverb

    Etymology: fore and bode.

    An ancient augur, skill’d in future fate,
    With these foreboding words restrains their hate. Dryden.

    Fate makes you deaf, while I in vain implore:
    My heart forebodes I ne’er shall see you more. John Dryden, In. Emp.

    My soul foreboded I should find the bow’r
    Of some fell monster, fierce with barb’rous pow’r. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPT

  1. forebode

    Forebode is a verb that means to predict, warn, or have a strong inner feeling or notion of a future misfortune, evil, or catastrophe. It is often associated with a sense of impending doom or a bad omen.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Forebodeverb

    to foretell

  2. Forebodeverb

    to be prescient of (some ill or misfortune); to have an inward conviction of, as of a calamity which is about to happen; to augur despondingly

  3. Forebodeverb

    to fortell; to presage; to augur

  4. Forebodenoun

    prognostication; presage

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Forebode

    fōr-bōd′, v.t. to feel a secret sense of something future, esp. of evil.—ns. Forebode′ment, feeling of coming evil; Forebod′er; Forebod′ing, a boding or perception beforehand; apprehension of coming evil.—adv. Forebod′ingly.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of forebode in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of forebode in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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  • вещаяBulgarian
  • The Danish translation for "forebode" is "varsle."Danish
  • The word "forebode" can be translated into German as "vorausdeuten" or "vorahnen." The choice depends on the context in which it is used. If you have a specific sentence or context in mind, please provide it for a more precise translation!German
  • presagire, vaticinareItalian
  • praesāgīreLatin
  • The word "forebode" translates to Dutch as "voorspellen" or "voortekenen." If you meant it in a specific context, please provide more details for a more accurate translation.Dutch
  • The word "forebode" can be translated to Norwegian as "forutsi."Norwegian
  • предвещатьRussian
  • förebådaSwedish

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