1. past tense of bode; to be a sign or warning of something that will happen in the future, especially something bad
Usage: often used in the phrase ‘boded well’ or ‘boded ill’

Examples

• The dark clouds boded a terrible storm.
• Her nervous behavior boded trouble for the presentation.
• The early success boded well for the company’s future.
• The strange silence boded ill for our mission.
• His angry expression boded no good for anyone.
• The economic indicators boded a recession.
• The team’s poor practice boded badly for the championship game.