Fōre-bōde'1, v. t.
[imp. & p. p. FOREBODED; p. pr. & vb. n. FOREBODING.]
- To foretell; to prognosticate.
- To be prescient of, as of some misfortune or trial; to have an inward conviction of, as of a calamity which is to happen; to augur despondingly.
My heart forebodes I ne'er shall see you more. Dryden. Sullen, desponding, and foreboding nothing but wars and desolation, as the certain consequence of Cæsar's death. Middleton. Syn.—To foretell; predict; prognosticate; augur; presage; portend; betoken.