| 单词 | portend |
| 释义 | portend /pawr tend", pohr-/, v.t. 1. to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does: The street incident may portend a general uprising. 2. to signify; mean. [1400-50; late ME < L portendere to point out, indicate, portend, var. of PROTENDERE to extend. See PRO-1, TEND1] Syn. 1. foretell, forecast, augur, promise, forebode. |
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