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bode
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
bode
(verb)
bode
/
ˈ
boʊd/
verb
bodes
;
boded
;
boding
bode
/
ˈ
boʊd/
verb
bodes
;
boded
;
boding
Britannica Dictionary definition of BODE
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+ object
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:
to be a sign of (a future event or situation)
This could
bode
disaster for all involved.
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◊ If something
bodes well
or
bodes ill
, it is a sign that something good or bad will happen.
The news doesn't
bode well
for us.
Her injury
bodes ill
for the team.
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