betoken
Betoken (verb) means to signify by some visible object; show by signs or tokens.
Etymology
From Middle English bitoknen, bitacnen, from Old English betācnian (“to betoken, signify, designate”), from Proto-West Germanic *bitaiknijan. Equivalent to be- + token. Cognate with Dutch betekenen (“to mean, signify”), German bezeichnen (“to call, designate”), Swedish beteckna (“to represent, designate, indicate”) and Danish betegne (“to represent, designate, indicate”).
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What is the meaning of betoken?
"betoken" (verb) means to signify by some visible object; show by signs or tokens.
What are the different meanings of betoken?
"betoken" has 2 main meanings: 1. To signify by some visible object; show by signs or tokens; 2. To foreshow by present signs; indicate something future by that which is seen or known.