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Definitions for Bode

[1] to be an omen of; portend: The news bodes evil days for him.
[2] Archaic . to announce beforehand; predict.
[3] to portend: The news bodes well for him.
[4] a simple past tense of bide.
[5] Archaic . to endure; bear.
[6] Obsolete . to encounter.
[7] to dwell; abide; wait; remain.
[8] to be an omen of (good or ill, esp of ill); portend; presage
[9] (tr) archaic to predict; foretell
[10] the past tense of bide
[11] (intr) archaic , or dialect to continue in a certain place or state; stay
[12] (intr) archaic , or dialect to live; dwell
[13] (tr) archaic , or dialect to tolerate; endure
[14] bide a wee Scot to stay a little
[15] bide by Scot to abide by
[16] bide one's time to wait patiently for an opportunity

Words related to Bode

signify, omen, offer, predict, stop, betoken, forecast, herald, indicate, forebode, foretell, augur, message, portend, presage, foreshow

Words nearby Bode

bod, boda-boda, bodacious, bodansky unit, bodanzky, bode, bode's law, bodega, bodement, bodenheim, bodensee

Origin of Bode

idebefore 900; Middle English biden, Old English bīdan; cognate with Old Frisian bīdia, Old Saxon bīdan, Old High German bītan, Old Norse bītha, Gothic beidan, Latin fīdere, Greek peíthesthai to trust, rely < Indo-European *bheidh-; the meaning apparently developed: have trust > endure > wait > abide > remain

Other words from Bode

bid·er , noun

Word origin for Bode

ideOld English bīdan ; related to Old Norse bītha to wait, Gothic beidan , Old High German bītan

Synonyms for Bode

augur, betoken, forebode, forecast, foreshow, foretell, herald, indicate, message, offer, omen, portend, predict, presage, signify, stop