bode
/bəʊd/ · noun
Meaning
- An omen; a foreshadowing.
- To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell.
- (followed by "well", "ill", "no good", etc.) To betoken or augur something good or bad that will happen in the future.
- A bid; an offer.
- A messenger; a herald.
- A stop; a halting; delay.
- To bear; to endure; to tolerate.
- To dwell or reside in a location; to abide.
- To wait; to be in expectation; to stay; to remain.
- To wait for; to await.
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