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båda — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • augur noun A person in ancient Rome who interpreted omens and signs, especially from the behaviour of birds, to predict the future.
  • bath noun A large tub used for washing the whole body, or the act of washing in one.
  • bathe verb To wash yourself, or someone else, using water.
  • bode verb To be a sign that something (usually bad) will happen; to portend.
  • both det Referring to two people or things together, rather than just one.
  • either det One or the other of two options; whichever of two.
  • portend verb To serve as a warning or omen of.

Senses

båda is used for these senses in English:

  • augur To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events; to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable outcome.
  • bath (transitive, Commonwealth) To wash a person or animal in a bath.
  • bode (ambitransitive) To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell.
  • both Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.
  • either Each of two; both. [from 9th c.]
  • portend (transitive) To signify; to denote.
  • skerry A small rocky island which may be covered by the sea at high tide or during storms.

augur — full definition

  1. noun A person in ancient Rome who interpreted omens and signs, especially from the behaviour of birds, to predict the future.
  2. verb To be a sign of something to come; to predict or foreshadow.

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