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bode (1)

bode [ bōd ] (past and past participle bod·ed, present participle bod·ing, 3rd person present singular bodes)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
be sign of something: to be a particular indication of something that is about to happen
This does not bode well for the future of the organization.

[ Old English bodian "announce, foretell" < boda "messenger" < Germanic]
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