betoken
verb /bɪˈtəʊkən/
/bɪˈtəʊkən/
(literary)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they betoken | /bɪˈtəʊkən/ /bɪˈtəʊkən/ |
| he / she / it betokens | /bɪˈtəʊkənz/ /bɪˈtəʊkənz/ |
| past simple betokened | /bɪˈtəʊkənd/ /bɪˈtəʊkənd/ |
| past participle betokened | /bɪˈtəʊkənd/ /bɪˈtəʊkənd/ |
| -ing form betokening | /bɪˈtəʊkənɪŋ/ /bɪˈtəʊkənɪŋ/ |
- betoken something to be a sign of something
- a clear blue sky betokening a fine day
Word OriginOld English betācnian, from be- (as an intensifier) + tācnian ‘signify’, of Germanic origin; related to token.