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portending Definition


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portend
verb
    portended, portending
    1. To warn of (usually something bad); to signify or foreshadow it. See also bode.
      Thesaurus: omen, herald, indicate, threaten, predict, forebode, forecast, promise, foreshadow, signify, prognosticate, forewarn, warn of, harbinger, betoken.
Etymology: 15c: from Latin portendere to foreshadow or give a sign.



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