To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell.
simple past tense of bide
To betoken or augur something good or bad that will happen in the future.
A stop; a halting; delay.
An omen; a foreshadowing.
A herald; a messenger.
To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).
To make a pledge to (someone); to promise, guarantee (someone of something); to assure.