- portend por·tend vt
- [pɔː'tɛnd]
frm far presagire
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por|tend — «pr TEHND, pohr », transitive verb. 1. to indicate beforehand; give warning of; be a portent of: »Black clouds portend a storm. SYNONYM(S): foreshadow, betoken, forebode. 2. Obsolete. to mean. ╂[< Latin portendere < por before + tendere to… … Useful english dictionary
Portend — Por*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Portended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Portending}.] [L. portendre, portentum, to foretell, to predict, to impend, from an old preposition used in comp. + tendere to stretch. See {Position}, {Tend}.] 1. To indicate (events,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
portend — [pôr tend′] vt. [ME portenden < L portendere < por , akin to per, through + tendere, to stretch: see THIN] 1. to be an omen or warning of; foreshadow; presage 2. to be an indication of; signify … English World dictionary
portend — por|tend [po:ˈtend US po:r ] v [T] literary [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: portendere to stretch forward , from tendere to stretch ] to be a sign that something is going to happen, especially something bad ▪ strange events that portend… … Dictionary of contemporary English
portend — por|tend [ pɔr tend ] verb transitive LITERARY to be a sign or warning of something that will happen … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
portend — por•tend [[t]pɔrˈtɛnd, poʊr [/t]] v. t. 1) to indicate in advance, as an omen does; foreshadow or presage 2) to signify; mean • Etymology: 1400–50; < L portendere=por forth, forward +tendereto stretch … From formal English to slang
portend — por·tend … English syllables
Portended — Portend Por*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Portended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Portending}.] [L. portendre, portentum, to foretell, to predict, to impend, from an old preposition used in comp. + tendere to stretch. See {Position}, {Tend}.] 1. To indicate… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Portending — Portend Por*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Portended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Portending}.] [L. portendre, portentum, to foretell, to predict, to impend, from an old preposition used in comp. + tendere to stretch. See {Position}, {Tend}.] 1. To indicate… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
List of Latin words with English derivatives — This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article both… … Wikipedia
