Pronunciation: /fɔːrˈboʊd/
noun a prediction or warning of future events
A1 The dark clouds in the sky forebode a storm.
A2 The old man's warning forebode trouble ahead.
B1 The sudden drop in sales numbers forebode a challenging quarter for the company.
B2 The eerie silence in the haunted house forebode something sinister.
C1 The ominous prophecy forebode the fall of the kingdom.
C2 The scientist's discovery forebode a major breakthrough in the field of medicine.
verb to predict or foretell something, especially something bad
A1 The dark clouds forebode a storm.
A2 She felt a sense of foreboding as she entered the abandoned house.
B1 The sudden drop in sales forebodes trouble for the company's future.
B2 The eerie silence in the forest foreboded an imminent danger.
C1 The political unrest in the region forebodes a potential conflict.
C2 The scientist's discovery forebodes a groundbreaking advancement in the field of medicine.
formal The dark clouds forebode an incoming storm.
informal I have a bad feeling that forebodes trouble ahead.
slang The eerie silence in the room forebodes something sketchy going on.
figurative The sudden drop in sales forebodes tough times for the company.
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