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v. To serve as an omen or a warning of; presage: black clouds that portend a storm.

v. To indicate by prediction; forecast: leading economic indicators that portend a recession.

v. to serve as a warning or omen

v. to signify; to denote

v. To indicate (events, misfortunes, etc.) as in future; to foreshow; to foretoken; to bode; -- now used esp. of unpropitious signs.

v. To stretch out before.

To stretch forth; protend.

To betoken; presage; signify in advance; foreshow.

Synonyms To forebode, augur, presage, threaten, foreshadow. See omen.

v. indicate by signs

"Wonder if he thinks 'portend' means 'feel very good'."

portended    portending    portends   

betoken    point    bespeak    indicate    signal   

harbinger   

portentous    portent   

foreshow    threaten   

foretoken    betoken    foreshadow    presage    augur    foreshow    forebode    threaten    signify   

End    Friend    Mende    Wend    abend    amend    append    apprehend    ascend    attend