1. to be a sign or warning of something bad that will happen in the future
Usage: formal
2. to have a feeling that something bad is going to happen
Usage: formal

Examples

• The dark clouds forebode a terrible storm.
• His silence seemed to forebode bad news.
• The economic indicators forebode a recession.
• She couldn’t shake the feeling that the strange phone call foreboded trouble.
• The owl’s cry was thought to forebode death in ancient times.
• The team’s poor performance in practice forebodes defeat in tomorrow’s game.