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portend

/pɔːrˈtɛnd/

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verb

/pɔːrˈtɛnd/C2formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для указания или обозначения чего-либо как предзнаменования или предупреждения о будущем событии.

A verb used to indicate or signify something as an omen or warning of a future event.

  1. Indicate by signsC1formal

    To be a sign or warning that something, especially something unpleasant, is likely to happen.

    ruПредвещать

    • The dark clouds portend a severe storm.
    • His silence portends trouble for the negotiations.
    • Ancient people believed that comets portend great change.

    Synonymsaugurbetokenforebodeforeshadowforetokenheraldomenpresageprognosticate

Forms
  • portended past participle
  • portended past simple
  • portending present participle
  • portends third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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