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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
/ ±èÉ”Ëˈ³ÙÉ›²Ô»å /
verb
- to give warning of; predict or foreshadow
- obsolete.to indicate or signify; mean
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ü²Ôp´Ç°ù·³Ù±ð²Ô»åĻå adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of portend1
Example Sentences
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.
While Reid was considered the most left-leaning of MSNBC’s hosts, her departure does not portend a change in direction at the network, which has a tribal following among political progressives.
The gags were mild and inoffensive, the perfect way to portend the remainder of the show, which felt the same way.
But for those of us who watched it closely at the time, it was a troubling portend of what turned out to be a full-blown fascist movement.
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