Associations to the word «Betoken»

Wiktionary

BETOKEN, verb. Signify by some visible object; show by signs or tokens.
BETOKEN, verb. Foreshow by present signs; indicate something future by that which is seen or known.

Dictionary definition

BETOKEN, verb. 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".
BETOKEN, verb. Indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news".

Wise words

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Noam Chomsky