Forbode

/fərˈboʊd/ verb

Definition

An archaic spelling or variant of 'forebode,' meaning to predict or serve as a warning sign of something bad about to happen.

Etymology

From Old English 'for-' (before, in front) + 'bode' (to announce/command). Originally meant to announce beforehand; by medieval times it specifically meant to foreshadow or prophesy, especially misfortune.

Kelly Says

The word 'bode' itself (as in 'bodes well') survives mainly in this frozen phrase, but 'forbode' shows how 'bode' once meant to announce—making 'forebode' literally 'to announce in advance' what's coming.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ተስፋ
teh-sfah
ARالعربية
تنبأ
tanabba'a
BNবাংলা
ভবিষ্যদ্বাণী করা
bhabishyadbaani kora
CACatalà
pressagiar
preh-sah-gee-ar
CSČeština
předpovídat
preh-poh-vee-dah-t
DADansk
forudsige
foh-rood-see-yeh
DEDeutsch
verheissen
fer-hay-sen
ELΕλληνικά
προβλέπω
proh-vleh-poh
ESEspañol
presagiar
pre-sa-gee-ar
FAفارسی
پیشگویی
pish-goo-ee
FISuomi
ennustaa
eh-noo-stah
FRFrançais
présager
preh-sah-zhey
GUGU
અટકળ
aht-kal
HAHA
gani
gah-nee
HEעברית
לנבא
leh-nah-bah
HIहिन्दी
भविष्यवाणी करना
bhavishyavaani karnaa
HUMagyar
jósol
yoh-sol
IDBahasa Indonesia
meramalkan
meh-rah-mal-kan
IGIG
ihu aka
ee-hoo ah-kah
ITItaliano
presagire
preh-sah-jee-reh
KKKK
болжау
bol-jah-oo
KMKM
ទស្សន៍
tah-sah
MRMR
भाकीत
bha-kee-t
MSBahasa Melayu
meramalkan
meh-rah-mal-kan
MYမြန်မာ
မျော်လင့်ချိန်
myaw-lin-chein
NLNederlands
voorspellen
fohr-speh-len
NONorsk
forutse
foh-roo-tseh
PAPA
ਭਵਿੱਖਬਾਣੀ
bha-vikh-ba-nee
PLPolski
wróżyć
vroo-zhitsh
PTPortuguês
pressagiar
preh-sah-gee-ar
RORomână
a prevesti
ah preh-veh-stee
RUРусский
предсказывать
preh-skah-zih-vat
SVSvenska
förutspå
faw-ruht-spoh
SWKiswahili
kutabiri
koo-tah-bee-ree
TAதமிழ்
முன்னறிவித்தல்
mun-nah-ree-vee-thal
TEతెలుగు
అంచనా వేయు
an-chah-nah vey-yu
THไทย
预言
yuek yern
TLTL
hulaan
hoo-lah-an
TRTürkçe
öngörmek
ern-gur-mek
UKУкраїнська
передбачати
peh-reh-dbah-chah-tee
URاردو
منہم کھانا
muh-nahm khaa-nah
VITiếng Việt
tưởng tượng
tuoong tuong
YOYO
ṣe afọwọṣe
shay ah-foh-woh-sheh
ZUZU
zikhulumela
zee-khoo-loo-meh-lah

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