betoken

be·to·ken

B0217000 (bĭ-tō′kən)tr.v. be·to·kened, be·to·ken·ing, be·to·kens To be or give a sign of: "His accent seemed to betoken an aristocratic origin" (David I. Kertzer). See Synonyms at indicate.

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[Middle English bitoknen : bi-, be- + toknen, to signify (from Old English tācnian; see deik- in Indo-European roots).]

betoken

(bɪˈtəʊkən) vb (tr) 1. to indicate; signify: black clothes betoken mourning. 2. to portend; augur

be•to•ken

(bɪˈtoʊ kən)

v.t. 1. to give evidence of; indicate. 2. to signify as a token; portend. [1125–75]

betoken

Past participle: betokened
Gerund: betokening

Imperative
betoken
betoken

Present
I betoken
you betoken
he/she/it betokens
we betoken
you betoken
they betoken

Preterite
I betokened
you betokened
he/she/it betokened
we betokened
you betokened
they betokened

Present Continuous
I am betokening
you are betokening
he/she/it is betokening
we are betokening
you are betokening
they are betokening

Present Perfect
I have betokened
you have betokened
he/she/it has betokened
we have betokened
you have betokened
they have betokened

Past Continuous
I was betokening
you were betokening
he/she/it was betokening
we were betokening
you were betokening
they were betokening

Past Perfect
I had betokened
you had betokened
he/she/it had betokened
we had betokened
you had betokened
they had betokened

Future
I will betoken
you will betoken
he/she/it will betoken
we will betoken
you will betoken
they will betoken

Future Perfect
I will have betokened
you will have betokened
he/she/it will have betokened
we will have betokened
you will have betokened
they will have betokened

Future Continuous
I will be betokening
you will be betokening
he/she/it will be betokening
we will be betokening
you will be betokening
they will be betokening

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been betokening
you have been betokening
he/she/it has been betokening
we have been betokening
you have been betokening
they have been betokening

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been betokening
you will have been betokening
he/she/it will have been betokening
we will have been betokening
you will have been betokening
they will have been betokening

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been betokening
you had been betokening
he/she/it had been betokening
we had been betokening
you had been betokening
they had been betokening

Conditional
I would betoken
you would betoken
he/she/it would betoken
we would betoken
you would betoken
they would betoken

Past Conditional
I would have betokened
you would have betokened
he/she/it would have betokened
we would have betokened
you would have betokened
they would have betokened

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	betoken - be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"bespeak, indicate, signal, pointaugur, auspicate, bode, omen, portend, foreshadow, presage, prognosticate, predict, prefigure, betoken, forecast, foretell - indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"mark - designate as if by a mark; "This sign marks the border"tell - let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late"
	2.	betoken - indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"augur, auspicate, bode, omen, portend, foreshadow, presage, prognosticate, predict, prefigure, forecast, foretellthreaten - to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens"bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal, point - be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"foreshow - foretell by divine inspiration

betoken

verb indicate, mark, suggest, evidence, promise, represent, declare, manifest, signify, denote, typify, bode, bespeak, augur, presage, portend, prognosticate His demeanour betokened embarrassment at his prosperity.

betoken

verbTo give grounds for believing in the existence or presence of:argue, attest, bespeak, indicate, mark, point to, testify, witness.

Translations

zeichnen