Be-tō'ken, v. t.
(-tō'kn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. BETOKENED; p. pr. & vb. n. BETOKENING.] [be and token.]
Sense 1. To signify by some visible object; to show by signs.
A dewy cloud, and in the cloud a bow, Betokening peace from God. Milton.
Sense 2. To foreshow by present signs; to indicate something future by that which is seen or known; as, a dark cloud often betokens a storm.
Synonyms— To presage; portend; indicate; mark; note.