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View usage for: (pɔːʳtend) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense portends, present participle portending, past tense, past participle portendedverbIf something portends something, it indicates that it is likely to happen in the future. [formal] The change did not portend a basic improvement in social conditions. [VERB noun] Synonyms: foretell, promise, threaten, indicate More Synonyms of portend portend in British English (pɔːˈtɛnd) verb (transitive)1. to give warning of; predict or foreshadow 2. obsolete to indicate or signify; mean Word origin C15: from Latin portendere to indicate, foretell; related to prōtendere to stretch out portend in American English (pɔrˈtɛnd) verb transitive1. to be an omen or warning of; foreshadow; presage 2. to be an indication of; signify Word origin ME portenden < L portendere < por-, akin to per, through + tendere, to stretch: see thin Examples of 'portend' in a sentenceportend Definition to be an omen of Comets, in Western tradition, always portend doom and gloom. Synonyms threaten point to warn of omen harbinger forewarn prognosticate adumbrate foretoken vaticinate (rare) Additional synonymsSynonyms foreshadow, predict, forecast, prophesy, augur, presage, foretell, prefigure, portend, prognosticateDefinition to be a good or bad sign of future events Already there were problems. It didn't augur well. Synonyms bode, promise, predict, herald, signify, foreshadow, prophesy, harbinger, presage, prefigure, portend, betoken, be an omen of, bespeak (archaic) Definition to indicate or suggest Her arrogant expression bespeaks a desire to become queen of all she surveys. Synonyms indicate, show, suggest, evidence, reveal, display, predict, imply, exhibit, proclaim, signify, denote, testify to, foretell, evince (formal), betoken- port
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Additional synonymsDefinition to indicate His demeanour betokened embarrassment at his prosperity. Synonyms indicate, mark, suggest, evidence, promise, represent, declare, manifest, signify, denote, typify, bode, bespeak, augur, presage, portend, prognosticateDefinition to be an omen of (good or ill) Katya had dried her eyes. That boded well. Synonyms augur, portend, threaten, predict, signify, foreshadow, presage, betoken, be an omen, forebodeDefinition to show, indicate, or suggest in advance Sales figures foreshadow more redundancies. Synonyms predict, suggest, promise, indicate, signal, imply, bode, prophesy, augur, presage, prefigure, portend, betoken, adumbrate, forebodeDefinition to announce or signal the approach of Economists said the drop could herald a fall in consumer spending. Synonyms indicate, promise, precede, pave the way, usher in, harbinger, presage, portend, foretokenDefinition to be or give a sign or symptom of The survey indicated that most old people are independent. Synonyms show, suggest, reveal, display, signal, demonstrate, point to, imply, disclose, manifest, signify, denote, bespeak, make known, be symptomatic of, evince (formal), betoken, flag up Definition to tell about in advance Nobody can predict what will happen. Synonyms foretell, forecast, divine, foresee, prophesy, call, augur, presage, portend, prognosticate, forebode, soothsay, vaticinate (rare) Definition to be a warning or sign of something about to happen Diplomats fear the incidents presage a new chapter in the conflict. Synonyms portend, point to, warn of, signify, omen, bode, foreshadow, augur, betoken, adumbrate, forebode, foretokenDefinition to show signs of The seminar promises to be most instructive. Synonyms seem likely, look like, hint at, show signs of, bespeak, augur, betoken, lead you to expect, hold out hopes of, give hope of, bid fair, hold a probability of |