Origin: Germanic
Old English prefix
Betoken has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
be a signal for or a symptom of
"These symptoms indicate a serious illness"
"Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"
"The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
2
indicate, as with a sign or an omen
"These signs bode bad news"
3
To signify by some visible object; show by signs or tokens.
Example Sentences
"These symptoms indicate a serious illness"
verb
"Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"
verb
"The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"
verb
"These signs bode bad news"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)