betoken
Meaning of betoken
- be a sign of.
she wondered if his cold, level gaze betokened indifference or anger
Old English betācnian, from be- (as an intensifier) + tācnian ‘signify’, of Germanic origin; related to token.
Information about betoken
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of betoken is: betokens.
- Languages in which betoken is used:
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Hyphenation of betoken
be-to-ken
- It consists of 3 syllables and 7 chars.
- betoken is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
betoken synonyms
Meaning bespeak:
bespeak, indicate, point, signal
Meaning bode:
bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict
Translation of betoken
Words that rhyme with betoken
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