bode
IPA: bˈoʊd
noun
- An omen; a foreshadowing.
- (obsolete or dialect) A bid; an offer.
- A herald; a messenger.
- A stop; a halting; delay.
- A surname.
- A male given name
- A city in Iowa
- A village in Nepal
- A river in Germany, a tributary to the Saale
- A small river and tributary to the Wipper
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell.
- (intransitive, followed by "well", "ill", "no good", etc.) To betoken or augur something good or bad that will happen in the future.
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Examples of "bode" in Sentences
- This did not bode well for the success of the operation.
- The Mandelholz Dam impounds the water of the Kalte Bode.
- In 1999, Bode Olajumoke was an aspirant to the presidency.
- This does not bode well for the development of the article.
- Bode determined the orbit of Uranus and suggested the planet's name.
- For the remainder of the year the two opposing generals bode their time.
- Other tributaries of the Bode are the Goldbach, the Holtemme and the Selke.
- The Brunnenbach is one of the most important tributaries of the Warme Bode.
- Immediately nearby are the sources of the Kalte Bode, the Ecker and the Oder.
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