BETOKEN

 Dictionary entry overview: What does betoken mean? 

• BETOKEN (verb)
  The verb BETOKEN has 2 senses:

1. be a signal for or a symptom of
2. indicate by signs

  Familiarity information: BETOKEN used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BETOKEN (verb)

Meaning:

Be a signal for or a symptom of

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

bespeak; betoken; indicate; signal; point

Context examples:

These symptoms indicate a serious illness / Her behavior points to a severe neurosis / The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued

Hypernyms (to "betoken" is one way to...):

tell (let something be known)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "betoken"):

augur; auspicate; betoken; bode; forecast; foreshadow; foretell; omen; portend; predict; prefigure; presage; prognosticate (indicate by signs)

mark (designate as if by a mark)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Meaning:

Indicate by signs

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

augur; auspicate; bode; presage; foreshadow; omen; portend; prognosticate; prefigure; predict; betoken; foretell; forecast

Context example:

These signs bode bad news

Hypernyms (to "betoken" is one way to...):

bespeak; betoken; indicate; point; signal (be a signal for or a symptom of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "betoken"):

threaten (to be a menacing indication of something:)

foreshow (foretell by divine inspiration)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something