portend

• Verbe utilisé pour indiquer ou signaler quelque chose comme un présage ou un avertissement d'un événement futur.

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.

   présager

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

   Synonymesaugurbetokenforebodeforeshadowforetokenheraldomenpresageprognosticate