boded; boding
bode
2 of 2past tense of bide
Phrases
bode ill
: to show or suggest that future developments or events will be unfavorable or unwelcome : to be a sign of trouble to come
Any further diminishing of the species' gene pool can only bode ill for the future.—
John Hew Fanshawe
John Hew Fanshawe
: to show or suggest that future developments or events will be good or favorable : to be a sign of good things to come
… the news … does not bode well for our future standard of living.—Lester C. Thurow
Lester C. ThurowExamples of bode in a Sentence
Verb
This could bode disaster for all involved.
her natural gift for reading boded well for her future in school
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Richard Aidoo, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
If either of these is shot down, especially by those militants, that could bode ill for future sales in ways that combat losses of the cheaper and more ubiquitous TB2, the 500th unit of which rolled off its assembly line in June 2023, have not.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The news doesn’t bode well for the Switch 2’s price, which is currently $449.99.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
The research firm Capital Economics said the Chinese retaliation did not bode well for prospects of finding a resolution.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
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Verb
The role that unemployment played in Africa’s 2024 elections does not bode well for some of those governments heading to the polls this year.
—Richard Aidoo, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
If either of these is shot down, especially by those militants, that could bode ill for future sales in ways that combat losses of the cheaper and more ubiquitous TB2, the 500th unit of which rolled off its assembly line in June 2023, have not.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The news doesn’t bode well for the Switch 2’s price, which is currently $449.99.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
The research firm Capital Economics said the Chinese retaliation did not bode well for prospects of finding a resolution.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Bode.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bode. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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2 of 2past of bide
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