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- DictionaryBe·to·ken/bəˈtōk(ə)n/
verb
- 1. be a sign of; indicate: literary "she wondered if his cold, level gaze betokened indifference or anger"
The meaning of BETOKEN is to typify beforehand : presage. How to use betoken in a sentence.
to mean something or be a sign of something. Synonyms. bode formal. foreshadow formal. portend formal. presage formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Typifying, illustrating and exemplifying. analogy. archetypal. archetypically. be someone all over idiom. by way of idiom. instantiate. mirror. Mrs. on-brand. sum (something/someone) up.
Betoken definition: to give evidence of; indicate. See examples of BETOKEN used in a sentence.
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Definitions of betoken. verb. be a signal for or a symptom of. synonyms: bespeak, indicate, point, signal. see more. verb. indicate by signs. synonyms: augur, auspicate, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate. see more.
to mean something or be a sign of something. Synonyms. bode formal. foreshadow formal. portend formal. presage formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Typifying, illustrating and exemplifying. analogy. archetypal. archetypically. be someone all over idiom. by way of idiom. instantiate. mirror. Mrs. on-brand. sum (something/someone) up.
transitive verb. 1. to give evidence of; indicate. to betoken one's fidelity with a vow. a kiss that betokens one's affection. 2. to be or give a token or sign of; portend. a thunderclap that betokens foul weather. an angry word that betokens hostility.
To give grounds for believing in the existence or presence of: argue, attest, bespeak, indicate, mark, point to, testify, witness.
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The eyes, slightly cast down, betoken an attitude of thoughtfulness; the forehead is clear and open; the mouth indicates firmness and resolution. The glare of these seemed to the allies to betoken the familiar device of lighting fires previous to a retreat, and thus confirmed them in the impression which Napoleon's calculated timidity had given.
