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portend

[ pawr-tend, pohr- ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does:

    The street incident may portend a general uprising.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  2. to signify; mean.


portend

/ ɔːˈɛԻ /

verb

  1. to give warning of; predict or foreshadow
  2. obsolete.
    to indicate or signify; mean
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲpǰ·ٱԻĻ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of portend1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin portendere “to point out, indicate, portend,” variant of ōٱԻ “to extend”; pro- 1, tend 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of portend1

C15: from Latin portendere to indicate, foretell; related to ōٱԻ to stretch out
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Supermarket empires came away from the pandemic years with record profits, but the disastrous Kroger merger attempt does portend some chop in the water.

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Unified schools damaged or destroyed in the Palisades fire have been cleared of debris more quickly than expected, portending a timely reopening of facilities.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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