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portend
[pawr-tend, pohr-]
verb (used with object)
to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does.
The street incident may portend a general uprising.
Synonyms: , , , ,to signify; mean.
portend
/ ɔːˈɛԻ /
verb
to give warning of; predict or foreshadow
obsoleteto indicate or signify; mean
Other 51Թ Forms
- unportended adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of portend1
Example Sentences
Before they knew it, the sky turned dark, portending a storm.
Supermarket empires came away from the pandemic years with record profits, but the disastrous Kroger merger attempt does portend some chop in the water.
Unified schools damaged or destroyed in the Palisades fire have been cleared of debris more quickly than expected, portending a timely reopening of facilities.
Great players come back from serious knee injuries every season, and she’s just 19, meaning this would probably be merely an interruption in what still portends to be a long and wondrous career.
The traumatic toll of the fires on the L.A region’s children cannot be underestimated and may portend long-term difficulties, child development experts say.
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