portend
verb (used with object)
to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does.
portended
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past participleof portend.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof portend.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
portendverb (used with object)to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does.
Example Sentences
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The staginess that sinks many of his other pictures portended a digital age where all images would trend toward idealized, Photoshopped perfection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Microsoft argued in an amicus brief that blacklisting Anthropic was an unprecendented response to a contract dispute that portended ill for the technology sector as well as the US military.
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
When either, or both, of these signals have triggered five times or more combined within the span of five trading sessions, it has often portended trouble ahead, the SentimenTrader report said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025
As his maiden voyage with the group, "The Yes Album" portended things to come.
From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2023
Or maybe it was the future the mark portended.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
