bode

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /boʊd/ UK /bəʊd/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like bod /ɑ/ vs /oʊ/

Meanings

1

verb
to be an omen of a particular outcome

The sudden silence did not bode well for the negotiations.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to be an omen of a... augur portend presage foretellforebodebetoken herald signify

Word family

Forms foreboded

Derived forms boding bodeful

Related forms forebodeforbid

Etymology

From Old English bodian ('to announce, proclaim, foretell'), from boda ('messenger'), from Proto-Germanic *budô, related to bēodan ('to command, offer'), from Proto-Indo-European *bheudh- ('to be aware, make aware').

bodian Old English *bʰewdʰ- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Actions & Processes

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# bode

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /boʊd/
**IPA (UK):** /bəʊd/

## Meanings
1. to be an omen of a particular outcome

## Examples
- The sudden silence did not bode well for the negotiations.

## Synonyms
- augur
- portend
- presage
- foretell
- forebode
- betoken
- herald
- signify

## Derived Forms
- boding
- bodeful

## Related Forms
- forebode
- forbid

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: bodian
- Root: *bʰewdʰ-

## Etymology
From Old English bodian ('to announce, proclaim, foretell'), from boda ('messenger'), from Proto-Germanic *budô, related to bēodan ('to command, offer'), from Proto-Indo-European *bheudh- ('to be aware, make aware').

## AI Etymology
Bode is a verb meaning "to be an omen of a particular outcome". Historically, it is from Old English bodian ('to announce, proclaim, foretell'), from boda ('messenger'), from Proto-Germanic *budô, related to bēodan ('to command, offer'), from Proto-Indo-European *bheudh- ('to be aware, make aware'). The historical chain links Old English bodian with Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ-. Close English family members include boding, bodeful, forebode, and forbid.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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