portend
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portend
- /pɔːˈtɛnd/ UK
- /pɔɹˈtɛnd/ US
Rhymes with -ɛnd
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin portendere (“to foretell”), from por- (“forward”) + tendere (“to stretch”).
verb portends · portending · portended
- To serve as a warning or omen of. A kingdom they portend thee, but what kingdom, / Real or allegoric, I discern not; Nor when: eternal sure--as without end,
- To signify; to denote. Let it be known that the Rapture portends the End of Days.
Similar: foreshadow, presage
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verb
Similar: foreshadow, presage
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verb to serve as a warning or omen
| Español | presagiar |
|---|---|
| Português | pressagiar |
| Français | annoncer, présager |
| Deutsch | ankündigen, vorbedeuten, vorhersagen |
| Italiano | preannunciare, presagire |
| Ελληνικά | προμηνύω prominýo, προαναγγέλω proanangélo |
| Русский | предвеща́ть predveščátʹ |
| العربية | أَنْذَرَ ʔanḏara |
verb to signify
| Français | signifier |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | deuten, hindeuten, hinweisen, bedeuten |
| Ελληνικά | προμηνύω prominýo, προαναγγέλω proanangélo |
| Русский | предзнамено́вывать predznamenóvyvatʹ, предзнаменова́ть predznamenovátʹ |
Talk about this word "portend." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/portend. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. portend. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/portend "portend." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/portend.Cite this
@misc{portend_2026,
title = {portend},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/portend},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
