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Added 8 October 2026

portend

/pɔːˈtɛnd/ verb

In Latin: portendō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about portend at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Indicate, as with a sign or an omen.
These signs bode bad news

Origin

Borrowed from Latin portendere (“to foretell”), from por- (“forward”) + tendere (“to stretch”).

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