English verb: forebode | |||
1. | forebode (communication) make a prediction about; tell in advance | ||
Samples | Call the outcome of an election. | ||
Synonyms | anticipate, call, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | guess, hazard, pretend, venture | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | augur, bet, calculate, forecast, outguess, prophesy, read, second-guess, vaticinate, wager | ||