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bode

1

[bohd]

verb (used with object)

boded, boding 
  1. to be an omen of; portend.

    The news bodes evil days for him.

  2. Archaic.to announce beforehand; predict.



verb (used without object)

boded, boding 
  1. to portend.

    The news bodes well for him.

bode

2

[bohd]

verb

  1. a simple past tense of bide.

bode

1

/ əʊ /

verb

  1. to be an omen of (good or ill, esp of ill); portend; presage

  2. archaic(tr) to predict; foretell

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bode

2

/ əʊ /

verb

  1. the past tense of bide

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bode1

before 1000; Middle English boden, Old English bodian to announce, foretell (cognate with Old Norse botha ), derivative of boda messenger, cognate with German Bote, Old Norse bothi
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bode1

Old English bodian ; related to Old Norse botha to proclaim, Old Frisian bodia to invite
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All this bodes well for Dudamel, who now has the West Coast support team he wanted.

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This all bodes well for consumers keen to get their berry fix over summer, but how should we be making the most of these sweet flavours?

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Maybe fans have underestimated Remember Monday's chances because West End show tunes are an untested quantity at Eurovision - but the UK's track record doesn't bode well.

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He thinks the success of the tunnelling so far bodes well for completing the tunnel to Euston.

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That may bode well for lower inflation as might the diversion of cheap goods from countries struggling to sell in the US.

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