Bode — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

indicate by signs

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæpsuːlɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌdi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌdi/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈæpsuːlɚ/.

Examples

These signs bode bad news

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

presage auspicate predict portend betoken foreshadow foretell omen prefigure augur prognosticate forecast

Parts of Speech

verb	indicate by signs “These signs bode bad news”

Word Forms

portent	noun	a sign of something about to happen
auspice	noun	a favorable omen
prognostication	noun	a sign of something about to happen
prognosis	noun	a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
omen	noun	a sign of something about to happen
presage	noun	a sign of something about to happen
foreshadowing	noun	the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand
augur	noun	(ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy
prefigurative	adjective	indistinctly prophetic
forecast	noun	a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
predictive	adjective	of or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

présager

indiquer par des signes

🇪🇸Spanish

presagiar

indicar con signos

🇮🇹Italian

presagio

indicare con segni

🇳🇱Dutch

voorspellen

aangeven met borden

🇵🇹Portuguese

bom presságio

indicar por sinais

🇷🇺Russian

предвещает

указывать знаками

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भविष्यव्दाणी

संकेतों से इंगित करें

🇮🇳Tamil

போட்

அடையாளங்கள் மூலம் குறிப்பிடுகின்றன

🇮🇳Telugu

బోడ్

సంకేతాల ద్వారా సూచించండి

🇮🇳Gujarati

બોડ

ચિહ્નો દ્વારા સૂચવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೋಡ್

ಚಿಹ್ನೆಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ಸೂಚಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബോഡ്

അടയാളങ്ങളാൽ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുക

🇵🇰Urdu

بوڈ

نشانیوں سے اشارہ کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

博德

用符号表示

🇯🇵Japanese

ボード

標識で示す

🇰🇷Korean

징조

기호로 표시하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

điềm báo

biểu thị bằng dấu hiệu

🇹🇭Thai

ลางบอกเหตุ

ระบุด้วยสัญญาณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

beralamat

ditunjukkan dengan tanda-tanda

🇵🇭Filipino

hudyat

ipahiwatig sa pamamagitan ng mga palatandaan

🇲🇾Malay

petanda

menunjukkan dengan tanda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يبشر

تشير بالعلامات

🇮🇷Persian

نوید دادن

با علائم نشان می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

işaret

işaretlerle belirtmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְנָבֵּא

לציין בסימנים

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The primary meaning of 'bode' is 'indicate by signs'.

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'bode' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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