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fore·bode
(fôr-bōd′)v. fore·bod·ed, fore·bod·ing, fore·bodes
v.tr.
1. To indicate the likelihood of; portend: harsh words that foreboded estrangement.
2. To have a premonition of (a future misfortune).
v.intr.
To prophesy or predict.
fore·bod′er n.
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forebode
(fɔːˈbəʊd)vb
1. to warn of or indicate (an event, result, etc) in advance
2. to have an intuition or premonition of (an event)
foreˈboder n
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fore•bode
(fɔrˈboʊd, foʊr-)v. -bod•ed, -bod•ing. v.t.
1. to foretell or predict; be an omen of; portend: clouds foreboding a storm.
2. to have a strong inner feeling or notion of (a future misfortune, evil, etc.); have a presentiment of.
v.i. 3. to prophesy.
4. to have a presentiment.
[1595–1605]
fore•bod′er, n.
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forebode
Past participle: foreboded
Gerund: foreboding
| Imperative |
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| forebode |
| forebode |
| Present |
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| I forebode |
| you forebode |
| he/she/it forebodes |
| we forebode |
| you forebode |
| they forebode |
| Preterite |
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| I foreboded |
| you foreboded |
| he/she/it foreboded |
| we foreboded |
| you foreboded |
| they foreboded |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am foreboding |
| you are foreboding |
| he/she/it is foreboding |
| we are foreboding |
| you are foreboding |
| they are foreboding |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have foreboded |
| you have foreboded |
| he/she/it has foreboded |
| we have foreboded |
| you have foreboded |
| they have foreboded |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was foreboding |
| you were foreboding |
| he/she/it was foreboding |
| we were foreboding |
| you were foreboding |
| they were foreboding |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had foreboded |
| you had foreboded |
| he/she/it had foreboded |
| we had foreboded |
| you had foreboded |
| they had foreboded |
| Future |
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| I will forebode |
| you will forebode |
| he/she/it will forebode |
| we will forebode |
| you will forebode |
| they will forebode |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have foreboded |
| you will have foreboded |
| he/she/it will have foreboded |
| we will have foreboded |
| you will have foreboded |
| they will have foreboded |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be foreboding |
| you will be foreboding |
| he/she/it will be foreboding |
| we will be foreboding |
| you will be foreboding |
| they will be foreboding |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been foreboding |
| you have been foreboding |
| he/she/it has been foreboding |
| we have been foreboding |
| you have been foreboding |
| they have been foreboding |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been foreboding |
| you will have been foreboding |
| he/she/it will have been foreboding |
| we will have been foreboding |
| you will have been foreboding |
| they will have been foreboding |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been foreboding |
| you had been foreboding |
| he/she/it had been foreboding |
| we had been foreboding |
| you had been foreboding |
| they had been foreboding |
| Conditional |
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| I would forebode |
| you would forebode |
| he/she/it would forebode |
| we would forebode |
| you would forebode |
| they would forebode |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have foreboded |
| you would have foreboded |
| he/she/it would have foreboded |
| we would have foreboded |
| you would have foreboded |
| they would have foreboded |
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Verb 1. forebode - make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"
read - interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior; "She read the sky and predicted rain"; "I can't read his strange behavior"; "The fortune teller read his fate in the crystal ball"
hazard, guess, venture, pretend - put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"
outguess, second-guess - attempt to anticipate or predict
augur - predict from an omen
prophesy, vaticinate - predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration
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