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31Portended — Portend Por*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Portended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Portending}.] [L. portendre, portentum, to foretell, to predict, to impend, from an old preposition used in comp. + tendere to stretch. See {Position}, {Tend}.] 1. To indicate… …
32Portending — Portend Por*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Portended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Portending}.] [L. portendre, portentum, to foretell, to predict, to impend, from an old preposition used in comp. + tendere to stretch. See {Position}, {Tend}.] 1. To indicate… …
33augur well/badly/ill — portend a good or bad outcome. → augur …
34foretell — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. presage, portend; forecast, prognosticate, predict. See prediction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. predict, prophesy, prognosticate, divine, foresee, announce in advance, forecast, soothsay, tell fortunes …
35foretell — foretell, predict, forecast, prophesy, prognosticate, augur, presage, portend, forebode are comparable when meaning to tell something before it happens through special knowledge or occult power. Foretell and predict are frequently interchangeable …
36forecast — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. predict, divine, prognosticate; foretell, presage, portend. See prediction, plan. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. prediction, prognostication, prognosis, projection, outlook, guess, estimate, budget,… …
37Bode — Bode, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Boding}.] [OE. bodien, AS. bodian to announce, tell from bod command; akin to Icel. bo?a to announce, Sw. b[*a]da to announce, portend. [root]89. See {Bid}.] To indicate by signs, as future… …
38Boded — Bode Bode, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Boding}.] [OE. bodien, AS. bodian to announce, tell from bod command; akin to Icel. bo?a to announce, Sw. b[*a]da to announce, portend. [root]89. See {Bid}.] To indicate by signs, as future …
39Boding — Bode Bode, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Boding}.] [OE. bodien, AS. bodian to announce, tell from bod command; akin to Icel. bo?a to announce, Sw. b[*a]da to announce, portend. [root]89. See {Bid}.] To indicate by signs, as future …
40threaten — verb (threatened; threatening) Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. to utter threats against 2. a. to give signs or warning of ; portend < the clouds threatened rain > b. to hang over dangerously …
