An omen; a foreshadowing.
A bid; an offer.
A herald; a messenger.
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."
To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell.
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."
A surname.