Verb betoken has 2 senses
- bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal - 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"
--1 is one way to tell
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict - indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"
--2 is one way to bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
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