portend
11portend — por|tend [po:ˈtend US po:r ] v [T] literary [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: portendere to stretch forward , from tendere to stretch ] to be a sign that something is going to happen, especially something bad ▪ strange events that portend… …
12portend — [[t]pɔː(r)te̱nd[/t]] portends, portending, portended VERB If something portends an event or occurrence, it indicates that it is likely to happen in the future. [FORMAL] [V n] The change did not portend a basic improvement in social conditions …
13portend — verb (T) literary to be a sign that something is going to happen, especially something unpleasant: strange events that portend some great disaster …
14portend — verb the sight of a dead bird was believed to portend tragedy Syn: presage, augur, foreshadow, foretell, prophesy; be a sign, warn, be an omen, indicate, herald, signal, bode, promise, threaten, signify, spell, denote; literary betoken, foreto …
15portend — /pɔˈtɛnd / (say paw tend) verb (t) 1. to indicate beforehand, or presage, as an omen does. 2. Obsolete to signify; mean. {Middle English, from Latin portendere point out, indicate, portend} …
16portend — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin portendere, from por forward (akin to per through) + tendere to stretch more at for, thin Date: 15th century 1. to give an omen or anticipatory sign of 2. indicate, signify …
17portend — Synonyms and related words: adumbrate, apprehend, augur, betoken, bode, call, croak, forebode, forecast, foreshadow, foreshow, foretoken, forewarn, give advance notice, have a premonition, have a presentiment, look black, lower, menace, omen,… …
18portend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. signify, presage, augur, forebode, foreshadow, omen, foretoken, mean. See prediction, threat. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. forecast, predict, herald; see hint , warn 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v …
19portend — por|tend [ pɔr tend ] verb transitive LITERARY to be a sign or warning of something that will happen …
20portend — see TEND …
