Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to bode
Participle: boded
Gerund: boding
Indicative
Present
| I | bode |
| you | bode |
| he;she;it | bodes |
| we | bode |
| you | bode |
| they | bode |
Perfect
| I | have boded |
| you | have boded |
| he;she;it | has boded |
| we | have boded |
| you | have boded |
| they | have boded |
Past
| I | boded |
| you | boded |
| he;she;it | boded |
| we | boded |
| you | boded |
| they | boded |
Pluperfect
| I | had boded |
| you | had boded |
| he;she;it | had boded |
| we | had boded |
| you | had boded |
| they | had boded |
Future
| I | will bode |
| you | will bode |
| he;she;it | will bode |
| we | will bode |
| you | will bode |
| they | will bode |
Future Perfect
| I | will have boded |
| you | will have boded |
| he;she;it | will have boded |
| we | will have boded |
| you | will have boded |
| they | will have boded |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | bode |
| you | bode |
| he;she;it | bode |
| we | bode |
| you | bode |
| they | bode |
Perfect
| I | have boded |
| you | have boded |
| he;she;it | have boded |
| we | have boded |
| you | have boded |
| they | have boded |
Imperfect
| I | boded |
| you | boded |
| he;she;it | boded |
| we | boded |
| you | boded |
| they | boded |
Pluperfect
| I | had boded |
| you | had boded |
| he;she;it | had boded |
| we | had boded |
| you | had boded |
| they | had boded |
Conditional
Present
| I | would bode |
| you | would bode |
| he;she;it | would bode |
| we | would bode |
| you | would bode |
| they | would bode |
Perfect
| I | would have boded |
| you | would have boded |
| he;she;it | would have boded |
| we | would have boded |
| you | would have boded |
| they | would have boded |
Imperative
| you | bode |
| we | Let's bode |
| you | bode |
Verbs conjugated like 'bode'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'bode'
abode,
bede,
bide,
bodge,
body,
boke,
bone,
bore,
bose,
bowe,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. The verb is derived partly from the following:
2. * From Middle English boden, bodian (“to be a sign or symbol, betoken, signify; to be an omen of a future event, forebode, foreshadow; to foretell, presage; to command, order; to deliver a message, proclaim, report; to preach”), from Old English bodian (“to announce, proclaim, tell; to foretell, prophesy; to preach; etc.”), from Proto-West Germanic *bodōn (“to announce, proclaim; to call, summon”), from Proto-Germanic *budōną (“to announce, proclaim; to call, summon”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“to be awake; to be aware”). Doublet of bid (“to make an attempt; to make an offer”).
3. * A back-formation from forebode.
4. The noun is derived from Middle English bod (“foreboding, omen; message, report; command, edict; (Christianity) commandment; etc.”), from Old English bod (“command, edict, order”), from Proto-West Germanic *bod (“command, mandate, order”), from Proto-Germanic *budą (“message; offer”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (see above). See: Old English '
bodian', Proto-Germanic '
*budōną'.
Verbs referencing "bode"
Icelandic
boða.
Sample Sentences
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But in the thought and ſcope of my opinion, / This bodes ſome ſtrange eruption to the ſtate. [c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shake-speare, The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: […] (First Quarto), London: […] [Valentine Simmes] for N[icholas] L[ing] and Iohn Trundell, published 1603, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i], signature B2, recto:]
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O heauen; O earth, beare vvitness to this ſound, / And crovvne vvhat I profeſſe vvith kinde euent / If I ſpeake true: If hollovvly inuert / VVhat beſt is boaded me, to miſchiefe: I, / Beyond all limit of vvhat elſe i'th vvorld, / Do loue, prize, honor you. [1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i], page 11, column 1:]
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But so much haste bodes / Right little speed, and— […] [1823, Lord Byron, “Werner; or, The Inheritance”, in Werner, a Tragedy, London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, Act II, scene i, page 60:]
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It bodeth evil for Atlantis that I come back with my spirit sore to find Oltis stepping into the place of high priest. [1892, Elizabeth G[reen Davey] Birkmaier, “The Pelasgian Captives”, in Poseidon’s Paradise: The Romance of Atlantis, San Francisco, Calif.: The Clemens Publishing Co. […], →OCLC, page 43:]
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Augur accurſt! denouncing Miſchief ſtill, / Prophet of Plagues, for ever boding Ill! [1715, Homer, translated by Alexander Pope, “Book I”, in The Iliad of Homer, volume I, London: […] W[illiam] Bowyer, for Bernard Lintott […], →OCLC, page 7, lines 131–132:]
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Forgive my Impatience: But my preſaging Mind bodes horrid Miſchiefs! [1741, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XLI”, in Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded. […], 3rd edition, volume I, London: […] C[harles] Rivington, […]; and J. Osborn, […], →OCLC, page 208:]
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There are croakers in every country, always boding its ruin. [1771–1790, Benjamin Franklin, “The Autobiography [Part 1]”, in John Bigelow, editor, Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. […], Philadelphia, Pa.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott & Co., published 1868, →OCLC, page 167:]
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Thou bodedst thence, long erst, the Church's fall,— / Allowing but the span of human life, / Till that should come, which would be little joy / To those who should behold her desolate. [1845, “Book III”, in The Vicarage, London: F[rancis] and J[ohn] Rivington […], page 65:]
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Therewith flew another crow over the ship and screeched. Therewith the bonder heedeth no longer the rowing, and the oar became loose in his hand. Then said the king: "Much thou bodest of that crow, bonder, or of what it saith." The bonder said: "Lord, now it misgiveth me thereof." [1895, Snorri Sturluson, “The Story of Olaf the Quiet. Chapter X. Of a Soothsayer.”, in William Morris, Eiríkr [i.e., Eiríkur] Magnússon, transl., The Stories of the Kings of Norway Called the Round of the World (Heimskringla) […] (The Saga Library; V), volume III, London: Bernard Quaritch, […], →OCLC, page 200:]
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VVhat ever novv / The Omen prove, it boded vvell to you. [1675, John Dryden, Aureng-zebe: A Tragedy. […], London: […] T[homas] N[ewcomb] for Henry Herringman, […], published 1676, →OCLC, Act II, page 26:]
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"Vile wretch!" the angry chief replied, / "Thou ever bodest ill; / If I had but thee in my power, / Thy heart's blood I would spill." [1861, James T[raill] Calder, quoting an anonymous poet, chapter IX, in Sketch of the Civil and Traditional History of Caithness, from the Tenth Century, Glasgow: Thomas Murray and Son […], →OCLC, page 129:]
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The period and policy of Julian are returning. Some think this bodes ill for the Church; no, it is the State that will suffer. [1870, B[enjamin] Disraeli, chapter XXXI, in Lothair. […], volume III, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC, page 270:]
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Recent investment by Sellafield and DRS in new wagons and more environmentally friendly traction bodes well for the future of one of the UK's last remaining internal rail networks and for the dedicated team who operate and maintain it. [2023 December 27, Ben Jones, “Inside Sellafield … by Rail”, in Rail, number 999, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: Bauer Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 25:]
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[S]he'd also received a backstage tour of a national magazine and star treatment from its publisher, all of which seemed to bode well for the future of her little column. [2025, Marie Bostwick, “The Definition of Fun”, in The Book Club for Troublesome Women […], Nashville, Tenn.: Harper Muse, HarperCollins Focus, →ISBN, page 72:]