Definition of betoken Betoken
be•to•ken
We found 9 definitions of betoken from 6 different sources.
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What does betoken mean?
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| betoken - indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" | ||
| bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict | ||
| bespeak, betoken, signal, indicate, point be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" | ||
| threaten to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police" | ||
| foreshow foretell by divine inspiration | ||
| betoken - be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" | ||
| bespeak, indicate, point, signal | ||
| tell discern or comprehend; "He could tell that she was unhappy" | ||
| presage, bode, foreshadow, portend, omen, augur, prefigure, predict, prognosticate, betoken, auspicate, forecast, foretell indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" | ||
| mark make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- betoken (v. t.)
To signify by some visible object; to show by signs or tokens. - betoken (v. t.)
To foreshow by present signs; to indicate something future by that which is seen or known; as, a dark cloud often betokens a storm.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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betoken
To give evidence of.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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betoken
be-tō′kn, v.t. to show by a sign: to foreshow. [See Token.]
Part of speech
🔤- betoken, verb, present, 1st person singular of betoken (infinitive).
- betoken, verb (infinitive).
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