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Bode vs. Bowed
Bode
/bəʊd/Examples:
The dark clouds bode an approaching storm.Her tone didn't bode well for future negotiations.The silence in the room bode trouble.
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Bowed
/bəʊd/Examples:
The willow tree's branches gracefully bowed in the wind.She bowed her head in deep reverence and respect.Their resolve never bowed under the pressure of challenges.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Bode and bowed are not pronounced the same way in English. Bode sounds like owed whereas bowed sounds like loud.
- Bode is a verb primarily indicating a prediction or foreshadowing, usually in a serious or ominous context.
- Bowed is the past tense of bow, depicting the action of bending forward, typically with respect.
- Think of bode when forecasting or predicting outcomes, and bowed when referring to the act or state of bending the body in respect or submission.
- A good memory tip: Bode is for foretelling and rhymes with foretold; bowed is what you did.
- Bode is often used in discussions about situations that indicate future events, usually in a negative way, while bowed is a physical action one does with their head or body.
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