Synonyms: omen, betoken, augur, auspicate, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate, portend, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, bode
Definition: indicate by signs
Usage: These signs bode bad news
Similar words: bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal, point
Definition: be a signal for or a symptom of
Usage: These symptoms indicate a serious illness; Her behavior points to a severe neurosis; The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued
Synonyms: predict, prognosticate, promise, call, forebode, foretell, anticipate
Definition: make a prediction about; tell in advance
Usage: Call the outcome of an election
Similar words: pretend, guess, hazard, venture
Definition: put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
Usage: I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again; I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong