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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bih-toh-kuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈtoʊ kən |
Definition of betoken
Origin :- late 12c., from be- + Old English tacnian "to signify," from tacn "sign" (see token). Related: Betokened; betokening.
- verb indicate
- There had been barely a glance between us to betoken the dreadfulness of the moment.
- Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson
- It was empty, and neither horse nor man nor boy was there to betoken that it had an owner.
- Extract from : « Tom, Dick and Harry » by Talbot Baines Reed
- Her voice was quiet, but it did not betoken indifference; he knew that she was not one to forget.
- Extract from : « The Long Portage » by Harold Bindloss
- They betoken nervousness, of course—inherent nervousness, probably.
- Extract from : « 'Murphy' » by Major Gambier-Parry
- There are some barbarisms in it, which seem to betoken its antiquity.
- Extract from : « Nuts to crack; or Quips, quirks, anecdote and facete of Oxford and Cambridge Scholars » by Richard Gooch
- Such occurrences are supposed to betoken an approaching storm.
- Extract from : « Meteorology » by Charles Fitzhugh Talman
- The meaning was that the unknown or veiled one might betoken a storm for them.
- Extract from : « The Paladins of Edwin the Great » by Clements R. Markham
- It might betoken recognition of his own shortcomings as a husband.
- Extract from : « Bat Wing » by Sax Rohmer
- There was nothing in the conduct of the man to betoken the dignity of his office.
- Extract from : « Wit and Humor of the Bible » by Marion D. Shutter
- On the contrary, everything seemed to betoken a happy future.
- Extract from : « The Real Gladstone » by J. Ewing Ritchie
Synonyms for betoken
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