betoken : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: betoken	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for betoken
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
betoken v be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" Synonym(s): bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" Synonym(s): bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Betoken \Be*to"ken\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betokened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Betokening}.] 1. To signify by some visible object; to show by signs or tokens. A dewy cloud, and in the cloud a bow . . . Betokening peace from God, and covenant new. --Milton. 2. To foreshow by present signs; to indicate something future by that which is seen or known; as, a dark cloud often betokens a storm. Syn: To presage; portend; indicate; mark; note.