bode

¹

[bohd]

verb (used with object)

boded, boding 

1. to be an omen of; portend.

   The news bodes evil days for him.

2. Archaic.,  to announce beforehand; predict.

verb (used without object)

boded, boding 

1. to portend.

   The news bodes well for him.

bode

²

[bohd]

verb

1. a simple past tense of bide.

bode

¹

/ bəʊd /

verb

1. to be an omen of (good or ill, esp of ill); portend; presage

2. archaic,  (tr) to predict; foretell

bode

²

/ bəʊd /

verb

1. the past tense of bide

Other Word Forms

• boding noun
• bodement noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bode¹

before 1000; Middle English boden, Old English bodian to announce, foretell (cognate with Old Norse botha ), derivative of boda messenger, cognate with German Bote, Old Norse bothi

Word History and Origins

Origin of bode¹

Old English bodian ; related to Old Norse botha to proclaim, Old Frisian bodia to invite

Example Sentences

Intel’s earnings bode well for AMD, according to Mizuho desk-based analyst Jordan Klein, since the company called out strong demand for personal computers and general-purpose servers, which are both markets that AMD serves.

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That backdrop bodes well for Vicor’s licensing business, which receives royalties for licensing patented technology to customers.

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The music is richer and deeper than previous fusions, and bodes well for future experimentation.

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Still, the underlying strength of the results, as well as signals from bank earnings last week, bode well for both the remainder of the profit-reporting season and the economy’s near-term prospects.

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“In periods where investors chase returns in the gold proxies, when those metals weaken, it often bodes ill for gold prices as well.”

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