betoken

betoken is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To signify by some visible object; to show by signs or tokens. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To signify by some visible object; to show by signs or tokens.
2. transitive verb. To foreshow by present signs; to indicate something future by that which is seen or known; as, a dark cloud often betokens a storm.
3. verb. indicate by signs

   "These signs bode bad news"

   Synonyms: augur, auspicate, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate

4. verb. be a signal for or a symptom of

   "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"

   "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"

   Synonyms: bespeak, indicate, point, signal

Synonyms

augur, auspicate, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate, bespeak, indicate, point, signal

Common word forms

betokens, betokened, betokener, betokening, betokenment

Words from these letters

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