betoken
English
/bɪˈtoʊ.kən/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To signify by some visible object; show by signs or tokens.
- (transitive) To foreshow by present signs; indicate something future by that which is seen or known.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bitoknen inherited from Old English betācnian (betoken, designate, signify) prefix from English token.
Origin
English
token
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- betokenest English
- betokeneth English
- foretoken English
- honeytoken English
- subtoken English
- token English
- tokeneth English
- tokening English
- tokenisation English
- tokenism English
- tokenist English
- tokenistic English
- tokenization English
- tokenize English
- tokenless English
- tokenlike English
- tokenwise English
- Bezeichnung German
- bezeichnen German
- zeichnen German
- betekenen Dutch, Flemish
- betekenis Dutch, Flemish
- tekenen Dutch, Flemish
- token Dutch, Flemish
- *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- beteckna Swedish
- beteckning Swedish
- teckna Swedish
- トークン Japanese
- betācnian Old English
- bitoknen Middle English
- token Middle English
- betekenen Middle Dutch