boded; boding
1
: to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage
bode disaster
recent data that bodes well for her reelection
2
archaic
: to announce beforehand : foretell
bode
2 of 2past tense of bide
Synonyms of bode
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Verb
This could bode disaster for all involved.
her natural gift for reading boded well for her future in school
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Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2026
And his insistence on cutting funding for pretty much everything that creates and sustains a civilization — including the arts and sciences, the humanities and health care, the environment and education — doesn’t bode well for our nascent nation.
—Melody Moezzi, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Last season’s country club workload for Lawrence from Schoen, Brian Daboll and the Giants’ training staff, on his way back from elbow surgery, also does not bode well for an adjustment to the grueling program Harbaugh is promising.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
In addition, state tax revenues have been healthy — which bodes well for even more state education funding for school systems statewide.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
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Verb
This doesn't bode well for large or small-scale woodworking projects, from DIY birdhouses to picnic tables.
—Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2026
And his insistence on cutting funding for pretty much everything that creates and sustains a civilization — including the arts and sciences, the humanities and health care, the environment and education — doesn’t bode well for our nascent nation.
—Melody Moezzi, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Last season’s country club workload for Lawrence from Schoen, Brian Daboll and the Giants’ training staff, on his way back from elbow surgery, also does not bode well for an adjustment to the grueling program Harbaugh is promising.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
In addition, state tax revenues have been healthy — which bodes well for even more state education funding for school systems statewide.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Bode.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bode. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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2 of 2past of bide
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