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Antonyms for betoken


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
Example sentences :
  • 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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