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portend
[ pawr-tend, pohr- ]
/ pÉrËtÉnd, poÊr- /
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verb (used with object)
to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does: The street incident may portend a general uprising.
to signify; mean.
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Origin of portend
OTHER WORDS FROM portend
un·por·tend·ed, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH portend
portend , pretendWords nearby portend
port de bras, Port du Salut, Porte, porte-cochere, Port Elizabeth, portend, port engineer, portent, portentous, porter, porterage
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British Dictionary definitions for portend
portend
/ (pÉËËtÉnd) /
verb (tr)
to give warning of; predict or foreshadow
obsolete to indicate or signify; mean
Word Origin for portend
C15: from Latin portendere to indicate, foretell; related to prĆtendere to stretch out
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