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    [Verb]  | "por*tend" | \ pȯr-ˈtend \


    1: to give an omen or anticipatory sign of

    2: indicate, signify


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English, from Latin portendere, from por- forward (akin to per through) + tendere to stretch , {mat|thin|};

    [Verb]  | "portend" 


    1: to be a sign or warning that something usually bad or unpleasant is going to happen;


      * e.g., " ... The distant thunder portended a storm. "





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