portend
To serve as a warning or omen ofTo serve as a warning or omen of.
» None of this portends a pleasant future.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To serve as a warning or omen of.
ankündigen, vorbedeuten, vorhersagen
предвеща́тьpredveščátʹ
indicate, as with a sign or an omen
(transitive)To signify; to denote.
Let it be known that the Rapture portends the End of Days.
deuten, hindeuten, hinweisen
предзнамено́выватьpredznamenóvyvatʹ, предзнаменова́тьpredznamenovátʹ
Examples
5 sentencesNone of this portends a pleasant future.
The deep red of the setting sun portended fine weather.
Yet she had that intuitive feeling of disaster that portends great and overwhelming events.
Spilled salt portends a quarrel.
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We now understand, the black birds in the painting portend the fate of the painter.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
Borrowed from Latin portendere (“to foretell”), from por- (“forward”) + tendere (“to stretBorrowed from Latin portendere (“to foretell”), from por- (“forward”) + tendere (“to stretch”).
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Forms
portends, portending, portended, portendedSynonyms
12 synonyms- indicate, as with a sign or an omen:bodeauspicateprognosticateomenpresagebetokenforeshadowaugur
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle