英语词汇“portend”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	portend
释义	por·tend \(ˈ)pȯr\|tend, (ˈ)pȯ(ə)\|t- also (ˈ)pōr\|t- or (ˈ)pōə\|t-\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English portenden, from Latin portendere to foretell, predict, from por- (akin to Latin per through) + tendere to stretch — more at fare, tend 1. : to give an omen or anticipatory sign of : bode, presage < portend at least the beginnings of tax relief for small business — Nation's Business > < that the appearance of the black pig portends serious trouble in Ireland is generally believed — Irish Digest > 2. : forecast, predict < where this process will stop no one can portend — D.M.Friedenberg > 3. : indicate, mean, signify < perhaps the present concern with the values of liberal arts education … portends an intellectual anemia — Ann Spinney > 4. [French pourtendre, from Middle French portendre, modification of Latin protendere, from pro forth, before + tendere to stretch — more at for] obsolete : to stretch out before : extend Synonyms: see foretell
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