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Forebode

verb/fˈɔːɹboʊd/
Definition
make a prediction about; tell in advance
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/fˈɔːɹboʊd/
🇬🇧British English
/fˈɔːbəʊd/
🇮🇳Indian English
/fˈɔːbəʊd/
3 syllables Say it as /fˈɔːɹboʊd/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbmake a prediction about; tell in advance
“Call the outcome of an election”
Word Forms
predictiveadjectiveof or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions
predictionnounthe act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
predictornounsomeone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
foretellingnouna statement made about the future
prognosticativeadjectiveof or relating to prediction; having value for making predictions
prognosticationnouna statement made about the future
prognosisnouna prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop
prognosticatornounsomeone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
forebodingnouna feeling of evil to come
anticipatoryadjectivein anticipation
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Vorahnung
eine Vorhersage treffen über; sagen Sie es im Voraus
🇫🇷French
présager
faire une prédiction sur ; prévenir à l'avance
🇪🇸Spanish
presagiar
hacer una predicción sobre; decir con antelación
🇮🇹Italian
presagio
fare una previsione su; ditelo in anticipo
🇳🇱Dutch
voorspel
een voorspelling doen over; vertel het van tevoren
🇵🇹Portuguese
pressentimento
faça uma previsão sobre; avisar com antecedência
🇷🇺Russian
предчувствие
сделать прогноз о; скажи заранее
India
🇮🇳Hindi
शकुन कहना
के बारे में भविष्यवाणी करें; पहले से बताओ
🇧🇩Bengali
পূর্বাভাস
সম্পর্কে একটি ভবিষ্যদ্বাণী করা; আগাম বলুন
🇮🇳Tamil
முன்னறிவிப்பு
பற்றி ஒரு கணிப்பு செய்யுங்கள்; முன்கூட்டியே சொல்லுங்கள்
🇮🇳Telugu
సూచన
గురించి అంచనా వేయండి; ముందుగానే చెప్పండి
🇮🇳Marathi
पूर्वसूचना
बद्दल भविष्यवाणी करणे; आगाऊ सांगा
🇮🇳Gujarati
પૂર્વસૂચન
વિશે આગાહી કરો; અગાઉથી જણાવો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮುನ್ಸೂಚನೆ
ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಭವಿಷ್ಯ ನುಡಿಯಿರಿ; ಮುಂಚಿತವಾಗಿ ತಿಳಿಸಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മുൻകൂറായി
ഒരു പ്രവചനം നടത്തുക; മുൻകൂട്ടി പറയുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪੂਰਵ ਸੂਚਕ
ਬਾਰੇ ਭਵਿੱਖਬਾਣੀ ਕਰੋ; ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਹੀ ਦੱਸੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
پیش گوئی
کے بارے میں ایک پیشن گوئی کرنا؛ پیشگی بتائیں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
预示
做出预测;提前告知
🇯🇵Japanese
前兆
について予測を立てます。事前に伝える
🇰🇷Korean
불길한 예감
~에 대해 예측하다; 미리 말해
🇻🇳Vietnamese
điềm báo trước
đưa ra dự đoán về; nói trước
🇹🇭Thai
ลางสังหรณ์
ทำนายเกี่ยวกับ; บอกล่วงหน้า
🇮🇩Indonesian
meramalkan
membuat prediksi tentang; beritahu sebelumnya
🇲🇾Malay
firasat
membuat ramalan tentang; beritahu terlebih dahulu
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
أنبأ
قم بالتنبؤ بـ؛ أقول مقدما
🇮🇷Persian
پیش بینی کرد
یک پیش بینی در مورد؛ از قبل بگو
🇹🇷Turkish
önsezi
hakkında bir tahminde bulunun; önceden söyle
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְבַשֵׂר
לעשות תחזית לגבי; לספר מראש
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'forebode'?
The primary meaning of 'forebode' is 'make a prediction about; tell in advance'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'forebode' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'forebode' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'forebode' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'forebode' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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