boded; boding
bode
2 of 2past tense of bide
Phrases
bode ill
: to show or suggest that future developments or events will be unfavorable or unwelcome : to be a sign of trouble to come
Any further diminishing of the species' gene pool can only bode ill for the future.—
John Hew Fanshawe
John Hew Fanshawe
: to show or suggest that future developments or events will be good or favorable : to be a sign of good things to come
… the news … does not bode well for our future standard of living.—Lester C. Thurow
Lester C. ThurowExamples of bode in a Sentence
Verb
This could bode disaster for all involved.
her natural gift for reading boded well for her future in school
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 21 May 2025
And beyond just the defensive details, Ottawa plays a fast and physical style, which bodes well for playoff hockey.
—Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 20 May 2025
There are clear signs that the Trump administration and Beijing are not on the same page—on the trade deficit, on Chinese industrial overcapacity, and on high technology—which may not bode well for U.S. capital markets still heavily invested in the Chinese economy.
—John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
These three forces coming together certainly bodes a promising outcome for this venture.
—Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Verb
Additionally, concerns about cooling AI spending have subsided over the past month, which bode well for Broadcom’s key custom chip business.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 21 May 2025
And beyond just the defensive details, Ottawa plays a fast and physical style, which bodes well for playoff hockey.
—Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 20 May 2025
There are clear signs that the Trump administration and Beijing are not on the same page—on the trade deficit, on Chinese industrial overcapacity, and on high technology—which may not bode well for U.S. capital markets still heavily invested in the Chinese economy.
—John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
These three forces coming together certainly bodes a promising outcome for this venture.
—Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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“Bode.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bode. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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2 of 2past of bide
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