forebode

fore·bode

F0247800 (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.

forebode

(fɔːˈbəʊd) vb1. to warn of or indicate (an event, result, etc) in advance2. to have an intuition or premonition of (an event) foreˈboder n

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.

forebode

Past participle: foreboded
Gerund: foreboding

Imperative
forebode
forebode

Present
I forebode
you forebode
he/she/it forebodes
we forebode
you forebode
they forebode

Preterite
I foreboded
you foreboded
he/she/it foreboded
we foreboded
you foreboded
they foreboded

Present Continuous
I am foreboding
you are foreboding
he/she/it is foreboding
we are foreboding
you are foreboding
they are foreboding

Present Perfect
I have foreboded
you have foreboded
he/she/it has foreboded
we have foreboded
you have foreboded
they have foreboded

Past Continuous
I was foreboding
you were foreboding
he/she/it was foreboding
we were foreboding
you were foreboding
they were foreboding

Past Perfect
I had foreboded
you had foreboded
he/she/it had foreboded
we had foreboded
you had foreboded
they had foreboded

Future
I will forebode
you will forebode
he/she/it will forebode
we will forebode
you will forebode
they will forebode

Future Perfect
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
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
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
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
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
I would forebode
you would forebode
he/she/it would forebode
we would forebode
you would forebode
they would forebode

Past Conditional
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

Thesaurus

Verb

forebode - make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election"predict, prognosticate, foretell, promise, anticipate, callread - 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 predictaugur - predict from an omenbet, wager - maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be there!"forecast, calculate - predict in advanceprophesy, vaticinate - predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration

forebode

verbTo give warning signs of (impending peril):forewarn, threaten.

Translations

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Synonyms for forebode

verb to give warning signs of (impending peril)

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Synonyms for forebode

verb make a prediction about

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