v. bod·ed, bod·ing, bodes v.tr. 1. To be an omen of: heavy seas that boded trouble for small craft. 2. Archaic To predict; foretell. v.intr. To be an omen; portend: The peace accord bodes well for the city under siege. [Middle English boden, from Old English bodian, to announce; see bheudh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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v. A past tense of bide. |
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