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portend

Pronunciation: /pɔːˈtɛnd/

The English word “portend” has 2 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To serve as a warning or omen of.
  2. To signify; to denote.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin portendere (“to foretell”), from por- (“forward”) + tendere (“to stretch”).

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