fore·bode verb orfor·bode\fōrˈbōd, fȯrˈ-, fə(r)ˈ-, fōəˈ-, fȯ(ə)ˈ-\ (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology:fore- + bode transitive verb 1.: foretell, portend < such heavy air forebodes a storm > 2.: to be prescient of : have an inward conviction of (as coming ill or misfortune) : augur despondingly intransitive verb : foretell, presage, augur, predict Synonyms:see foretell