be the harbinger of vs bode

be the harbinger of

bode

verb
  • simple past tense of bide 

  • To betoken or augur something good or bad that will happen in the future. 

  • To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell. 

noun
  • A stop; a halting; delay. 

  • An omen; a foreshadowing. 

  • A herald; a messenger. 

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