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Pronunciation / Transliteration: yùshì
"乌云预示着暴风雨的来临。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To predict or foretell something, especially something negative.
"The dark clouds forbode a storm approaching." - 2
To indicate or warn of a future event.
"The sudden silence in the forest seemed to forbode danger."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'forbode' originates from the Old English 'forbōdan', which means 'to announce' or 'to foretell'. It is derived from the Proto-Germanic *furbōdō, which combines the prefix 'for-' meaning 'before' and 'bōdan' meaning 'to command' or 'to proclaim'. Over time, its meaning evolved to signify a sense of forewarning or predicting future events.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Forbode" is said worldwide
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présager
Transliteration: prɛzaʒe
"Les nuages sombres présagent une tempête."
vorhersagen
Transliteration: foːɐ̯ˈzaːɡn̩
"Die dunklen Wolken sagen einen Sturm voraus."
presagire
Transliteration: prezaˈdʒire
"Le nuvole scure presagiscono una tempesta."
presagiar
Transliteration: presaˈxjaɾ
"Las nubes oscuras presagian una tormenta."
presagiar
Transliteration: prezaˈʒiaʁ
"As nuvens escuras presagiam uma tempestade."
पूर्वसूचना देना
Transliteration: pūrvasūcnā denā
"अंधेरे बादल एक तूफान की पूर्वसूचना देते हैं।"
预示
Transliteration: yùshì
"乌云预示着暴风雨的来临。"
예고하다
Transliteration: yegohada
"어두운 구름이 폭풍을 예고하고 있다."
予告する
Transliteration: yokoku suru
"暗い雲が嵐を予告している。"
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