portend
pronunciation
How to pronounce portend in British English:
UK [pɔ:ˈtend]
How to pronounce portend in American English:
US [pɔrˈtend]
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- Verb:
- indicate by signs
Word Origin
- portend
- portend: see tend
- portend (v.)
- early 15c., from Latin portendere "foretell, reveal; point out, indicate," originally "to stretch forward," from por- (variant of pro-; see pro-) "forth, forward" + tendere "to stretch, extend" (see tenet). Related: Portended; portending.
Example
- 1. Heavy insider purchases sometimes portend a vigorous market rally .
- 2. It was seen by some as a portend .
- 3. Vivid , violent dreams can portend brain disorders by half a century , a new study finds .
- 4. Or does it portend a new europe ?
- 5. Do watson and his ilk portend higher unemployment ?