forebode

[fawr-bohd, fohr-] /fɔrˈboʊd, foʊr-/
verb (used with object), foreboded, foreboding.
1.
to foretell or predict; be an omen of; indicate beforehand; portend:
clouds that forebode a storm.
2.
to have a strong inner feeling or notion of (a future misfortune, evil, catastrophe, etc.); have a presentiment of.
verb (used without object), foreboded, foreboding.
3.
to prophesy.
4.
to have a presentiment.
Origin
1595-1605; fore- + bode
Related forms
foreboder, noun
unforeboded, adjective
Can be confused
forbade, forbid, forbidden, forebode (see synonym study at forbid)
Synonyms
1. foreshadow, presage, forecast, augur.
Examples from the web for forebode
  • The atmosphere seemed to forebode some unusual occurrence.
  • The sheer size and scope of these uncertainties forebode a long-lived adjustment period for firms, markets and the economy.
  • Dorothy came reluctantly, haunted with a forebode of impending griefs.
British Dictionary definitions for forebode

forebode

/fɔːˈbəʊd/
verb
1.
to warn of or indicate (an event, result, etc) in advance
2.
to have an intuition or premonition of (an event)
Derived Forms
foreboder, noun
Word Origin and History for forebode
v.

"feel a secret premonition," c.1600, from fore- + bode. Related: Foreboded; foreboding. Old English forebodian meant "to announce, declare."