to bode

Examples

• All

• I really do think that my book doing well does not bode well for the country.

• But both of those are going to require lower rates, which again, in my opinion, bodes really well for the bond market.

• And the videos showing people testing this do not bode well for this feature.

• Distrust in government, local or foreign, that did not bode well for the rest of the century.

• None of this bodes well.

  Quo Vadis (1951)

• None of this bodes well for relations between the United States and China.

  Academic text (2007)

• If the replacement cells are healthy, that bodes well for overall health.

  Blog text (4)

• So this bodes well for further relaxation of the rules as we go forward.

• Such a state of affairs bodes well for both the study and the teaching of consumption.

  Academic text (1998)

• The team's victory in the match bodes well for their chances in the tournament.

Synonyms

P

to predict

vsto bode

812 3.0

To say what will happen in the future

is specifically an omen indicating whether the future outcome is good or bad

S

to spell

vsto bode

111 7.2

Cause something bad to happen

is broader, covering omens that point to either good or bad results

F

to foretell

vsto bode

41 7.0

To say what will happen in the future

is typically an observed omen rather than a verbal forecast

F

to foreshadow

vsto bode

16 6.2

To give a small sign that something will happen in the future

is specifically an omen that points to the outcome's quality

P

to portend

vsto bode

• Formal

13 8.4

To show that something, often bad, will probably happen

can be neutral, indicating either good or bad rather than only calamity

P

to presage

vsto bode

• Literature

5 8.8

To show that something bad will happen

is an omen indicating whether a future outcome will be good or bad

A

to augur

vsto bode

4 8.6

To be a sign that something will happen

is an omen focused on signaling a particular good or bad result

P

to prognosticate

vsto bode

• Formal

3 9.3

To say what will happen in the future using clues

is about being the omen itself rather than making a spoken prediction

B

to betoken

vsto bode

• Archaic

1 9.3

To be a sign of something

is the same idea but stresses whether the outcome is good or bad

P

to prefigure

vsto bode

• Literature

1 8.0

To be a sign that something will happen later

is more about signaling outcome quality rather than being a preparatory image

A

to auspicate

vsto bode

• Archaic

9.9

To say what will happen by reading signs

is a general omen without implying ritual or formal methods

F

to forebode

vsto bode

8.4

To seem to show that something bad will happen

is neutral about good or bad outcomes rather than stressing unpleasantness

How Indicative

to portend

• Formal

13 8.4

to bode

16 7.2

to indicate

834 2.7

to suggest

∞ 2.1

to hint

136 2.0

Surface Forms

Etymology