sexta-feira, 9 de novembro de 2012

Word of the day: Bode


Bode:  pressagiar, augurar, prognosticar
Synonyms: augur, forebode (also forbode), promise, bid fair
“In education to labor under this false assumption bodes a disastrous result; a lack of education.” (www.thesentinel.com)
“This could bode disaster for all involved.”
“Her natural gift for reading boded well for her future in school.” (www.merriam-webster.com)

Obs.: “bode”é também o “past tense”do verbo to bide: esperar, aguardar

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