portend

• Verbo que significa indicar o señalar algo como presagio o advertencia de un evento futuro, o servir como signo de que algo va a suceder.

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.

   presagiar

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

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