betoken

verbB1

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

betokens

V_ing/Gerund

betokening

V_ed/pp

betokened

1.
(transitive)To signify by some visible object; show by signs or tokens.
There be other 2 signes in often use of which the first is made thus + and betokeneth more : the other is thus made – and betokeneth lesse.
2.
(transitive)To foreshow by present signs; indicate something future by that which is seen or known.
“ Ah ! hospitable land, thou (nevertheless) betokenest war,” i. e., although hospitable, thou nevertheless betokenest war. — Bello.

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Đồng nghĩa

indicate mark note portend presage forebodesignify indicate, mark, noteforeshow portend, presage, forebode

Cùng gốc / liên quan

unbetokenedbetokenermore betoken

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English bitoknen, bitacnen, from Old English betācnian (to betoken, signify, designate), from *bitaiknijan. Equivalent to be- + token. Cognate with betekenen, bezeichnen, beteckna and betegne.