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forebode(verb) Make a prediction about; tell in advance. Synonyms: anticipate, call, foretell, predict, prognosticate, promiseUsage: Andrea turned pale, and drew towards the door; he saw a cloud rising in the horizon, which appeared to forebode a coming storm.
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I brought a anchor forebode.
Little drops of water~Little grains of sand~Make the mighty ocean~And the pleasant land~So the little moments~Humble though they be~Make the mighty ages ~Of Eternity/by Julia Fletcher Carney
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Bella Christine! Beellaaa!
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my father, under threat of spanking, forbode me to go to the school basketball game.
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PransomeHince wrote:my father, under threat of spanking, forbode me to go to the school basketball game.
Close, forebode is to foretell something, a premonition, a warning. The word you want is forbade.
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forebodehttp://www.thefreedictionary.com/forebodeforbadehttp://www.thefreedictionary.com/forbade
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I meant the Little Things poem..
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He was kidding!
Little drops of water~Little grains of sand~Make the mighty ocean~And the pleasant land~So the little moments~Humble though they be~Make the mighty ages ~Of Eternity/by Julia Fletcher Carney
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I'm an idiot, ya got me good.  
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