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Definition of portend verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

portend

verb

NAmE//pɔrˈtɛnd//

portend something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they portend

he / she / it portends

past simple portended

-ing form portending

to be a sign or warning of something that is going to happen in the future, especially something bad or unpleasant synonym foreshadow

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