What does "betokened" mean?

simple past and past participle of betoken

What is a synonym for "betokened"?

Common synonyms include: bespeak, bode, indicate, indicate, portend, portend.

Betokened

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Verb

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simple past and past participle of betoken form-of, participle, past

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bespeak bode indicate indicate portend portend

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"Holmes sat silently, with his head thrown back and his eyes closed, in an attitude which might seem listless to a stranger, but which I knew betokened the most intense self-absorption."

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