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bode (bōd)

transitive verb boded bod′ed, boding bod′·ing

  1. Archaic to announce in advance; predict
  2. to be an omen of; presage

Etymology: ME bodien < OE bodian < boda, messenger, prob. < IE base of bid

bode Idioms

bode ill (or well)

to be a bad (or good) omen
bode2 definition

bode (bōd)

intransitive verb, transitive verb

bide

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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