Associations to the word «Betoken»

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

Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.
Buddha