Associations to the word «Betoken»
Noun
- Noise
- Danger
- Truth
- Smile
- Possession
- Strength
- Laughter
- Dust
- Hair
- Approach
- Surprise
- Sympathy
- Wanting
- Habit
- Affection
- Limb
- Pleasure
- Anxiety
- Pride
- Appearance
- Horizon
- Passing
- Nature
- Virtue
- Intention
- Mind
- Weakness
- Pace
- Lad
- Smoke
- Sound
- Shadow
- Laugh
- Sight
- Thunder
- Anger
- Cry
- Confusion
- Wind
- Gentleman
- Look
- Villa
- Spirit
- Happiness
- Soul
- Atmosphere
- Cheek
- Step
- Ear
- Shoulder
- Ease
- Fear
- Purpose
- Beauty
- Poverty
Adjective
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
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.