portendingn.

Brit.

/pɔːˈtɛndɪŋ/, U.S.

/pɔrˈtɛndɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: portend v.¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < portend v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. Compare portention n.

rare.

The action of portending; a portent, an omen.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > an omen, sign, portent > [noun] > act or action

tokeningc888

omination1589

portending1590

portention1617

portendment1626

portendance1644

augury1654

preomination1660

omening1796

1590 T. Watson Eglogue vpon Death Walsingham 419 For they portending stormie windes surcease, but by portending cause the hearts content.

1660 H. More Explan. Grand Myst. Godliness viii. xii. 415 It were a plain beginning of sedition and dissension, and a portending of ruine to their State.

1870 H. W. Beecher Serm. in Plymouth Church 428 Yet is there a peace which it bestows so soft and sure, that even now, with these portendings within us, ‘our hearts condemn us not’.

1983 J. Guillory Poetic Authority vi. 163 Implicit also is the portending of this apocalypse in the success of the Reformation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

portendingadj.

Brit.

/pɔːˈtɛndɪŋ/, U.S.

/pɔrˈtɛndɪŋ/

Forms: see portend v.¹ and -ing suffix²

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: portend v.¹, -ing suffix².

Etymology: < portend v.¹ + -ing suffix².

Portentous, ominous. Formerly also: †oracular, tending to make portents (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > an omen, sign, portent > [adjective]

prognosticate?a1425

prognostical?a1450

prognostaticc1475

portentousc1487

presagiousc1487

prodigiousc1487

prodigial1548

portending1560

augural1568

presaging1592

ominous1593

boding1594

portentive1594

prognostic1603

presageful1606

prognosticous1607

ostentful1608

prognosticant1619

predictious1631

portentful1633

ominal1651

ominating1663

bodeful1813

portentious1863

1560 W. Painter tr. W. Fulke Antiprognosticon sig. Bv That wee haue spoken of Saturne, the same also maye bee sayde of all the reste of portendynge sygnes.

1610 Bible (Douay) II. Zach. iii. 9 Hear, O Jesus thou high priest, thou and thy friends that dwell before thee, for they are portending men.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. x. 459 The portending heauinesse of my presaging soule.

1749 W. Biggs Mil. Hist. Europe 221 The Swedes perceiving that this portending Cloud threatened a Storm, were resolved to guard against it.

1826 Lancet 14 Jan. 550/1 These ‘portending signs’, like other omens, are at best equivocal.

1855 E. Bennett Ellen Norbury ix. 105 A weight of portending evil bore so heavily upon her gentle spirit, that, as she threw herself upon her downy couch, her slender frame trembled like the leaves of the aspen.

1927 I. J. Cox Nicaragua & U.S. iv. 772 By May the symptoms of a portending struggle for the presidency were so threatening that it seemed the United States could not avoid intervention.

1998 Chicago Sun-Times (Nexis) 4 May 49 The letter of portending doom was similar in tone to one signed last week by executives of 26 of the nation's leading technology companies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	portending
释义	portendingn. Brit. /pɔːˈtɛndɪŋ/, U.S. /pɔrˈtɛndɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: portend v.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < portend v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. Compare portention n. rare. The action of portending; a portent, an omen. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > an omen, sign, portent > [noun] > act or action tokeningc888 omination1589 portending1590 portention1617 portendment1626 portendance1644 augury1654 preomination1660 omening1796 1590 T. Watson Eglogue vpon Death Walsingham 419 For they portending stormie windes surcease, but by portending cause the hearts content. 1660 H. More Explan. Grand Myst. Godliness viii. xii. 415 It were a plain beginning of sedition and dissension, and a portending of ruine to their State. 1870 H. W. Beecher Serm. in Plymouth Church 428 Yet is there a peace which it bestows so soft and sure, that even now, with these portendings within us, ‘our hearts condemn us not’. 1983 J. Guillory Poetic Authority vi. 163 Implicit also is the portending of this apocalypse in the success of the Reformation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). portendingadj. Brit. /pɔːˈtɛndɪŋ/, U.S. /pɔrˈtɛndɪŋ/ Forms: see portend v.¹ and -ing suffix² Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: portend v.¹, -ing suffix². Etymology: < portend v.¹ + -ing suffix². Portentous, ominous. Formerly also: †oracular, tending to make portents (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > an omen, sign, portent > [adjective] prognosticate?a1425 prognostical?a1450 prognostaticc1475 portentousc1487 presagiousc1487 prodigiousc1487 prodigial1548 portending1560 augural1568 presaging1592 ominous1593 boding1594 portentive1594 prognostic1603 presageful1606 prognosticous1607 ostentful1608 prognosticant1619 predictious1631 portentful1633 ominal1651 ominating1663 bodeful1813 portentious1863 1560 W. Painter tr. W. Fulke Antiprognosticon sig. Bv That wee haue spoken of Saturne, the same also maye bee sayde of all the reste of portendynge sygnes. 1610 Bible (Douay) II. Zach. iii. 9 Hear, O Jesus thou high priest, thou and thy friends that dwell before thee, for they are portending men. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. x. 459 The portending heauinesse of my presaging soule. 1749 W. Biggs Mil. Hist. Europe 221 The Swedes perceiving that this portending Cloud threatened a Storm, were resolved to guard against it. 1826 Lancet 14 Jan. 550/1 These ‘portending signs’, like other omens, are at best equivocal. 1855 E. Bennett Ellen Norbury ix. 105 A weight of portending evil bore so heavily upon her gentle spirit, that, as she threw herself upon her downy couch, her slender frame trembled like the leaves of the aspen. 1927 I. J. Cox Nicaragua & U.S. iv. 772 By May the symptoms of a portending struggle for the presidency were so threatening that it seemed the United States could not avoid intervention. 1998 Chicago Sun-Times (Nexis) 4 May 49 The letter of portending doom was similar in tone to one signed last week by executives of 26 of the nation's leading technology companies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1590adj.1560
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