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PRONUNCIATION OF FOREBODE

forebode  [fɔːˈbəʊd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOREBODE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Forebode is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb forebode in English.

WHAT DOES FOREBODE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of forebode in the English dictionary

The definition of forebode in the dictionary is to warn of or indicate in advance. Other definition of forebode is to have an intuition or premonition of.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FOREBODE

PRESENT

Present
I forebode
you forebode
he/she/it forebodes
we forebode
you forebode
they forebode
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
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
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I foreboded
you foreboded
he/she/it foreboded
we foreboded
you foreboded
they 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
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
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will forebode
you will forebode
he/she/it will forebode
we will forebode
you will forebode
they will forebode
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
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 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
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would forebode
you would forebode
he/she/it would forebode
we would forebode
you would forebode
they would forebode
Conditional continuous
I would be foreboding
you would be foreboding
he/she/it would be foreboding
we would be foreboding
you would be foreboding
they would be foreboding
Conditional perfect
I would have forebode
you would have forebode
he/she/it would have forebode
we would have forebode
you would have forebode
they would have forebode
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been foreboding
you would have been foreboding
he/she/it would have been foreboding
we would have been foreboding
you would have been foreboding
they would have been foreboding
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you forebode
we let´s forebode
you forebode
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to forebode
Past participle
foreboded
Present Participle
foreboding
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOREBODE


abode
əˈbəʊd
bode
bəʊd
code
kəʊd
download
ˈdaʊnˌləʊd
embowed
ɪmˈbəʊd
episode
ˈɛpɪˌsəʊd
forbode
fɔːˈbəʊd
load
ləʊd
mode
məʊd
node
nəʊd
ode
əʊd
overload
ˌəʊvəˈləʊd
postcode
ˈpəʊstˌkəʊd
railroad
ˈreɪlˌrəʊd
rainbowed
ˈreɪnˌbəʊd
reload
riːˈləʊd
road
rəʊd
rode
rəʊd
Unicode
ˈjuːnɪˌkəʊd
upload
ʌpˈləʊd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOREBODE

fore-topmast
fore-topsail
foreanent
forearm
forearm smash
forearmed
forebay
forebear
forebitt
forebitter
forebodement
foreboder
foreboding
forebodingly
forebodingness
forebody
foreboom
forebrain
forecabin
forecaddie

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOREBODE

anode
area code
bar code
cathode
colour code
country code
decode
diode
dress code
electrode
encode
erode
Kozhikode
lode
penal code
postal code
QR Code
right of abode
source code
zip code

Synonyms and antonyms of forebode in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FOREBODE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «forebode» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of forebode

Translation of «forebode» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOREBODE

Find out the translation of forebode to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of forebode from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «forebode» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

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1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

forebode
570 millions of speakers

English

forebode
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

forebode
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أنذر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

предвещать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

forebode
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিপদের লক্ষণ দেখান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

présager
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Forebode
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

forebode
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

予言する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전조
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Forebode
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chỉ điểm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

forebode
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पूर्वदर्शन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

önceden haber vermek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

presagire
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

forebode
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

передвіщати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

forebode
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προμηνύουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gevoel het
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förebåda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forebode
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of forebode

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOREBODE»

The term «forebode» is normally little used and occupies the 121.523 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOREBODE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «forebode» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «forebode» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about forebode

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOREBODE»

Discover the use of forebode in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to forebode and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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English Synonymes Explained: In Alphabetical Order ; with ...
FOREBODE is compounded of fore and the Saxon bodian, to declare, signifying to pronounce on futurity. BETOKEN signifies to serve as a token. PORTEND, in Latin portendo, compounded of por, for, pro and tendo, signifies to Bet or show ...
George Crabb, 1883
2
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary
To bode or announce beforehand; prognosticate; presage, especially something unfortunate or undesir- e : as, the public temper forebodes war; the clouds forebode rain. What shall we forebode of so many modern poems, full of splendid  ...
3
English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order ...
FOREBODE is compounded of fore and the Saxon bodian, to declare, signifying to pronounce on futurity. BETOKEN signifies to serve as a token. PORTEND, in Latin portttulo, compounded of par, for, pro and tendo, signifies to set or show forth ...
George Crabb, 1892
4
English synonymes, explained in alphabet. order
TO AUGUR, PRESAGE, FOREBODE, BETOKEN, PORTEND. AUGUR, in French augurer, Latin augurium, comes from avis a bird, as an augury was originally, and at all times principally, drawn from the song, the flight, or other actions of birds.
George Crabb, 1864
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The Century dictionary and cyclopedia: a work of universal ...
forebode, t'.J Pre- jockey caps *nd fore-and-aft*.^^ ^ ^ 8age . prognoBtication. foreclose He makes this difference to arise from the forecast and predetermination of the gods themselves. Addison, Ancient Medals. The busy days of Spring drew ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1906
6
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus
fore adv .svrt BEFORE 1, ahead, ante, antecedently, beforehand, forward, in advance, precedently, previous forebear n syn ANCESTOR 1, antecedent(s), ascendant, forefather, primogenitor, progenitor forebode vb syn AUGUR 2, betoken, ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1988
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
< forebode, e.] Presage ; prognostication. There is upon many fore-bodes, and seeming more than probabilities, out of the Revelation, one great fate to come upon the Churches of Christ. Goodwin, Works, II. iv. 72. forebodementt (for-bod' ment), ...
8
English synonymes, with copious illustrations and ...
O AUGUR, PRESAGE, FOREBODE, BETOKEN, PORTEND. Augur, in French augurer, Latin augurium, comes 'roin avis a bird, as an augury was originally, and at *J1 times, principally drawn froin the song, the flight, or other actions of birds.
George Crabb, 1858
9
English Synonymes explained, in alphabetical order; with ...
TO AUGUR, PRESAGE, FOREBODE, BETOKEN, PORTEND. Augur, in French augm'er, Latin augurium, comes from aria a bird, as an augu-ry was originally, and at all times, principally drawn from the song, the flight, or other actions 0 birds .
George Crabb, 1826
10
Word Smart II: How to Build a More Educated Vocabulary
FOREBODE v(fawr BOHD)to be an omen of; to predict; to foretell • The baby's purple face, quivering chin, and clenched fists forebode a temper tantrum. Sometimes to forebode means to predict or prophesy (PRAHF uh sye). • Lulu forebodes ...
Adam Robinson, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOREBODE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term forebode is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Huge Hoardings in the City Forebode Danger
KOCHI: Just as it is famous for the Chinese fishing net and backwaters, Kochi, however, is dubious, for another thing and that is the hoardings. «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»
2
New Chevrolet Camaro steps up the Ford Mustang rivalry
I'm talking about symbols that forebode the unravelling of a narrative. Witness, for example, the misshapen street lamp outside the Ford UAW ... «The National, Jun 15»
3
Germany's assumptions about peace and power are out of sync with …
The Kremlin's intervention in Ukraine, on the other hand, seemed to forebode a confrontation between Russia and the West unthinkable since ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
4
Erwin board balances books to close fiscal year
The 2016 budget outlook, which previously forebode an 80-cent property tax increase, has also been improved by projected increases in local ... «Johnson City Press, Jun 15»
5
Leave Otunnu alone
This kind of political cannibalism and disrespect for senior citizens like Otunnu does not forebode well for the future of the Uganda Peoples ... «New Vision, Jun 15»
6
Hitler's Least Favorite Danish Art
The hell-horse that dances in Pedersen's ink drawings might forebode mythic doom. Either that, or a horse is just a horse. "War Horses" runs ... «Boca Raton, Jun 15»
7
Can Defending World Cup Champions Japan Shock The World …
While that level of continuity and experience will no doubt serve them well in some respects, in others it could forebode an end to the dream. «Deadspin, Jun 15»
8
Bound For Vilna
The characters, Tuminas wrote, “trust to their destiny but forebode the final catastrophe.” “Smile at Us, Oh Lord” runs this weekend at City ... «The Jewish Week, Jun 15»
9
We Are Still Here
The elements forebode and forbid in equal measure. The weather outside is frightful…and the carbonized wraiths in the basement even more ... «Paste Magazine, Jun 15»
10
Why can't we bring back Ali Haider Gilani or Shahbaz Taseer?
If it cannot trace the location of the sons of two very important political figures, how can we expect them to be prepared for or forebode an attack ... «The Express Tribune, May 15»

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