1. past tense of forbode; to be a sign or warning of something bad that will happen; to portend
Usage: archaic or literary; often used with 'ill' or 'evil'

Examples

• Dark clouds forboded a terrible storm.
• The strange silence forboded danger ahead.
• His grim expression forboded ill news.
• The omens forboded the fall of the kingdom.
• Her sudden illness forboded complications to come.