Bode - English meaning

determiner

Used when referring to someone or something for the first time in a text or conversation.

Usage examples:

A man came out of the room

abbreviation

(in travel timetables) arrives.

Usage examples:

Penzance a 0915

symbol

(in units of measurement) atto- (10−18).

verb

(of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcome.

Usage examples:

The end of the cold war seemed to augur well

noun

(in ancient rome) a religious official who observed natural signs, especially the behaviour of birds, interpreting these as an indication of divine approval or disapproval of a proposed action.

Usage examples:

In the case of the augurs or haruspices of rome, the animal was sacrificed to permit contemplation …

verb

To be a sign of especially good or bad things in the future

Usage examples:

The company's sales figures for the first six months augur well for the rest of the year., do you t…

verb

Be a sign of.

Usage examples:

She wondered if his cold, level gaze betokened indifference or anger

verb

To mean something or be a sign of something

verb

(of a situation or occurrence) act as an advance warning of (something bad).

Usage examples:

This lull foreboded some new assault upon him

verb

Be a warning or indication of (a future event).

Usage examples:

Other new measures are foreshadowed in the white paper

verb

(of a past event) to suggest the happening of a future event

Usage examples:

Low unemployment may foreshadow wage and price increases.

verb

Predict (the future or a future event).

Usage examples:

A seer had foretold that the earl would assume the throne

verb

To say what is going to happen in the future

Usage examples:

[ + question word ] he was a 16th-century prophet who foretold how the world would end.

verb

Be a sign of (something to come).

Usage examples:

A shiver in the night air foretokening december

noun

A sign of something to come.

Usage examples:

A foretoken of problems that lay ahead

noun

An official employed to oversee state ceremonial, precedence, and the use of armorial bearings, and (historically) to make proclamations, carry official messages, and oversee tournaments.

Usage examples:

The following day she was proclaimed by heralds with flourishes of trumpets at various places in lo…

verb

Be a sign that (something) is about to happen.

Usage examples:

The speech heralded a change in policy

verb

To announce or signal that something is approaching

Usage examples:

The trade agreement heralded a new era of economic development.

verb

Point out; show.

Usage examples:

Dotted lines indicate the text's margins

verb

To show or signal a direction or warning, or to make something clear

Usage examples:

[ t ] these statistics might indicate quality problems., [ + that clause ] she did not move or indi…

verb

To show something, point to something, or make something clear

Usage examples:

Indicate sth to sb retailers should indicate to the consumer the exact weight of the produce., the …

verb

Intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify.

Usage examples:

I don't know what you mean

adjective

Unwilling to give or share things, especially money; not generous.

Usage examples:

She felt mean not giving a tip

noun

The value obtained by dividing the sum of several quantities by their number; an average.

Usage examples:

Acid output was calculated by taking the mean of all three samples

verb

Be a sign or warning that (something, especially something momentous or calamitous) is likely to happen.

Usage examples:

The eclipses portend some major events

verb

To be a sign that something is likely to happen in the future

Usage examples:

It was a major scandal whose full exposure portended the end of a popular presidential reign.

verb

Say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something.

Usage examples:

It is too early to predict a result

verb

Make a guess about what will happen in the future

verb

To say that an event or action will happen in the future

Usage examples:

[ t ] astronomers can predict the exact time of an eclipse., [ + that clause ] who could have predi…

verb

Be a sign or warning of (an imminent event, typically an unwelcome one).

Usage examples:

The heavy clouds above the moorland presaged snow

noun

An omen or portent.

Usage examples:

The fever was a sombre presage of his final illness

verb

To show or suggest that something, often something unpleasant, will happen

Usage examples:

But still the economy is not showing signs of any of the excesses that normally presage a recession.

noun

A declaration or assurance that one will do something or that a particular thing will happen.

Usage examples:

What happened to all those firm promises of support?

verb

Assure someone that one will definitely do something or that something will happen.

Usage examples:

He promised to forward my mail

verb

Say that (a specified thing) will happen in the future.

Usage examples:

Jacques was prophesying a bumper harvest

verb

Appear to be or do something, especially falsely.

Usage examples:

She is not the person she purports to be

noun

The meaning or sense of something, typically a document or speech.

Usage examples:

I do not understand the purport of your remarks

verb

To claim that something is true, but without proof

Usage examples:

The story purports to explain the origin of the game of chess.

verb

Be an indication of.

Usage examples:

This decision signified a fundamental change in their priorities

verb

To mean something, or be a sign of

Usage examples:

In this picture, red represents sulfur and green signifies hydrogen., [ i ] all those in favor, ple…

verb

Write or name the letters that form (a word) in correct sequence.

Usage examples:

Dolly spelled her name

noun

A form of words used as a magical charm or incantation.

Usage examples:

A spell is laid on the door to prevent entry

verb

Allow (someone) to rest briefly by taking their place in an activity.

Usage examples:

I got sleepy and needed her to spell me for a while at the wheel

verb

State one's intention to take hostile action against (someone) in retribution for something done or not done.

Usage examples:

How dare you threaten me?

verb

Utter intentions of injury or punishment against

verb

To tell someone that you will hurt or harm him or her, esp. if the person does not do something in particular

Usage examples:

[ i ] they threatened to drop him from the team if he didn’t come to practice., [ t ] don’t threate…