Definition of portend

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

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Presage :: Presage (v. t.) Something which foreshows or portends a future event; a prognostic; an omen; an augury.
Portending :: Portending (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Porten.
Bode :: Bode (v. t.) To indicate by signs, as future events; to be the omen of; to portend to presage; to foreshow..
Portent :: Portent (n.) That which portends, or foretoken; esp., that which portends evil; a sign of coming calamity; an omen; a sign..
Portend :: Portend (v. t.) To stretch out before.
Omen :: Omen (n.) An occurrence supposed to portend, or show the character of, some future event; any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; a foreboding; a presage; an augury..
Portend :: Portend (v. t.) To indicate (events, misfortunes, etc.) as in future; to foreshow; to foretoken; to bode; -- now used esp. of unpropitious signs..
Preominate :: Preominate (v. t.) To ominate beforehand; to portend.
Portended :: Portended (imp. & p. p.) of Porten.
Barghest :: Barghest (n.) A goblin, in the shape of a large dog, portending misfortune..
Bull''s-eye :: Bull's-eye (n.) A small round cloud, with a ruddy center, supposed by sailors to portend a storm..
Abodance :: Abodance (n.) An omen; a portending.
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