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Bode has 8 different meanings across 2 categories:

Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

An omen; a foreshadowing.

2

A bid; an offer.

3

A herald; a messenger.

4

A stop; a halting; delay.

In plain English: Bode means to be an omen or sign of something about to happen.

"The sudden rain clouds bode poorly for our picnic plans."

Usage: Bode (verb) means to be an omen of something, typically negative. Use it to describe something that suggests a future outcome - "Dark clouds bode ill for our picnic plans."

Verb
1

indicate, as with a sign or an omen

"These signs bode bad news"

2

To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell.

3

simple past tense of bide

In plain English: It means to hint at what might occur later.

"The dark clouds bode poorly for our picnic plans."

Usage: Bode means to be an omen or sign of something future; it indicates a likely outcome. Use "bode well" to suggest a positive prediction and "bode ill" for a negative one-for example, "Dark clouds bode rain."

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

Example Sentences
"The sudden rain clouds bode poorly for our picnic plans." noun
"The dark clouds bode poorly for our picnic plans." verb
"The dark clouds boded bad weather for our picnic tomorrow." verb
"His strange mood began to bode trouble before the argument started." verb
"It does not bode well if we do not finish this project by Friday." verb
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