Portend Definition

pôr-tĕnd
portended, portends
verb
portended, portends
To be an omen or warning of; foreshadow; presage.
Webster's New World
To indicate by prediction; forecast.
Leading economic indicators that portend a recession.
American Heritage
To be an indication of; signify.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Portend

  • From the Latin portendere (“to foretell"), from por- (“forward") + tendere (“to stretch"), present active infinitive of tendo.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English portenden from Latin portendere ten- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Portend Sentence Examples

  • Having a black cat pass your path is said to portend bad luck.

  • The dark puffy clouds in the distance portend a thunder storm in our future.

  • It would be a mistake to assume that they all portend disaster.

  • Many believe that the recent eclipses portend some disaster or another ahead.

  • I'm hoping that my terrible grades in school right now do not portend my later success in life.

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Words Starting With

PPOPOR

Words Ending With

DNDEND

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Words Starting With P and Ending With D

Starts With P & Ends With DStarts With PO & Ends With DStarts With P & Ends With ND

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With P7 Letter Words Ending With D