por·tend (pôr-t nd , p r-)tr.v. por·tend·ed, por·tend·ing, por·tends 1. To serve as an omen or a warning of; presage: black clouds that portend a storm. 2. To indicate by prediction; forecast: leading economic indicators that portend a recession. [Middle English portenden, from Latin portendere; see ten- in Indo-European roots.] |
portend
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to be an omen of: the 0.5 percent increase certainly portends higher inflation ahead [Latin portendere to indicate]
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| Verb | 1. | portend - indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" augur, auspicate, bode, foreshadow, omen, presage, prognosticate, predict, prefigure, betoken, forecast, foretell threaten - to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens" bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal, point - be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued" foreshow - foretell by divine inspiration |
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