forebode

/fɔrˈboʊd/

Other forms: foreboding; foreboded; forebodes

Definitions of forebode

1. verb

   make a prediction about; tell in advance
   synonyms: anticipate, call, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promise

   types:

   read

   interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior

   outguess, second-guess

   attempt to anticipate or predict

   augur

   predict from an omen

   bet, wager

   maintain with or as if with a bet

   calculate, forecast, project

   predict in advance

   prophesy, vaticinate

   predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration

   scry

   divine by gazing into crystals

   vaticinate

   foretell through or as if through the power of prophecy

   enlighten, irradiate

   give spiritual insight to; in religion

   type of:

   guess, hazard, pretend, venture

   put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation