por·tend( threaten, promise)

por·tend

portend

see definition of portend

• verbforeshadow, indicate

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verb foreshadow, indicate

• augur
• bespeak
• foretell
• predict
• presage
• adumbrate
• betoken
• bode
• call
• forebode
• forecast
• foreshow
• forewarn
• harbinger
• herald
• hint
• omen
• prognosticate
• promise
• prophesy
• read
• threaten
• be in the cards
• crystal-ball
• foretoken
• have a hunch
• point to
• premonish
• see coming
• warn of

pôrˈtend/

verb

verb: portend; 3rd person present: portends; past tense: portended; past participle: portended; gerund or present participle: portending

1. be a sign or warning that (something, especially something momentous or calamitous) is likely to happen.

   
   

   "the eclipses portend some major events"

   synonyms:

   presage, augur, foreshadow, foretell, prophesy; More

Origin

late Middle English: from Latin portendere, based on pro- ‘forth’ + tendere ‘stretch.’

portend

see definition of portend

• verbforeshadow, indicate

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Synonyms for portend

verb foreshadow, indicate

• augur
• bespeak
• foretell
• predict
• presage
• adumbrate
• betoken
• bode
• call
• forebode
• forecast
• foreshow
• forewarn
• harbinger
• herald
• hint
• omen
• prognosticate
• promise
• prophesy
• read
• threaten
• be in the cards
• crystal-ball
• foretoken
• have a hunch
• point to
• premonish
• see coming
• warn of