Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An omen or foreboding, especially of evil.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An omen; a prognostic; a foreboding premonition; presentiment.
- noun Prediction; prophecy of evil.
- Foreboding; ominous.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Foreshowing; presaging; ominous.
- noun A prognostic; an omen; a foreboding.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
omen , a prediction of disaster, a portent. - adjective portending, ominous
- verb Present participle of
bode .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a feeling of evil to come
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Examples
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'boding' is not a quality that can be predicated of silence.
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, January 1844 Volume 23, Number 1 Various
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That compares with 30 percent in favor of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party LDP, boding well for the DPJ's fortunes in the next election.
Japan new PM Noda enjoys strong voter support Reuters 2011
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Ms. Weiser also was encouraged by reports from Hermés International , LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA and Tiffany & Co. International passenger travel levels and corresponding travel retail figures were also increasing, boding well for cosmetics sales in airport shops.
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Besides Farah, a handful of other British performances impressed, boding well for the nation's chances at the world championships.
Mo Farah ready to take on the world after lighting up Crystal Palace 2011
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Revamping its private-label offerings is another project that is boding well for those stores.
Supervalu Loss Widens, Cuts Sales View Annie Gasparro 2012
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Argentina's Kirchner, benefiting from a booming economy, scored a decisive win in the presidential primary, boding well for her re-election chances.
What's News— 2011
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The U.S. private sector added a better-than-expected 206,000 jobs in November, according to Automatic Data Processing, boding well for the U.S. employment report on Friday.
Treasury Prices Retreat as Optimism Returns Cynthia Lin 2011
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That compares with 30 percent in favor of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party LDP, boding well for the DPJ's fortunes in the next election.
Japan new PM Noda enjoys strong voter support Reuters 2011
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Recent U.S. economic data has been surprisingly positive, boding well for Mexico's economy, which is expected to grow more than 3% in 2012.
Seeking a Bottom for Peso Erin McCarthy 2011
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Also boding ill for Japan's hopes for developing economies, exports to China—Japan's largest export market—dropped 7.7% on year, the first decline in three months.
Japan Posts Trade Deficit for October Takashi Nakamichi 2011
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