portend

verb

/pɔːˈtend/

/pɔːrˈtend/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they portend	/pɔːˈtend/ /pɔːrˈtend/
he / she / it portends	/pɔːˈtendz/ /pɔːrˈtendz/
past simple portended	/pɔːˈtendɪd/ /pɔːrˈtendɪd/
past participle portended	/pɔːˈtendɪd/ /pɔːrˈtendɪd/
-ing form portending	/pɔːˈtendɪŋ/ /pɔːrˈtendɪŋ/

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portend something to be a sign or warning of something that is going to happen in the future, especially something bad or unpleasant预兆，预示，预告（尤指坏事） synonym foreshadow
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin portendere, based on pro- ‘forth’ + tendere ‘stretch’.

TOEFL BNC: 34983 COCA: 18414

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