Meaning of "portend" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PORTEND

From Latin portendere to indicate, foretell; related to prōtendere to stretch out.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF PORTEND

portend  [pɔːˈtɛnd]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PORTEND

Portend is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb portend in English.

WHAT DOES PORTEND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Omen

An omen is a phenomenon that is believed to foretell the future, often signifying the advent of change. Though the word "omen" is usually devoid of reference to the change's nature, hence being possibly either "good" or "bad," the term is more often used in a foreboding sense, as with the word "ominous". The origin of the word is unknown, although it may be connected with the Latin word audire, meaning "to hear."...

Definition of portend in the English dictionary

The definition of portend in the dictionary is to give warning of; predict or foreshadow. Other definition of portend is to indicate or signify; mean.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PORTEND

PRESENT

Present

I portend

you portend

he/she/it portends

we portend

you portend

they portend

Present continuous

I am portending

you are portending

he/she/it is portending

we are portending

you are portending

they are portending

Present perfect

I have portended

you have portended

he/she/it has portended

we have portended

you have portended

they have portended

Present perfect continuous

I have been portending

you have been portending

he/she/it has been portending

we have been portending

you have been portending

they have been portending

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I portended

you portended

he/she/it portended

we portended

you portended

they portended

Past continuous

I was portending

you were portending

he/she/it was portending

we were portending

you were portending

they were portending

Past perfect

I had portended

you had portended

he/she/it had portended

we had portended

you had portended

they had portended

Past perfect continuous

I had been portending

you had been portending

he/she/it had been portending

we had been portending

you had been portending

they had been portending

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will portend

you will portend

he/she/it will portend

we will portend

you will portend

they will portend

Future continuous

I will be portending

you will be portending

he/she/it will be portending

we will be portending

you will be portending

they will be portending

Future perfect

I will have portended

you will have portended

he/she/it will have portended

we will have portended

you will have portended

they will have portended

Future perfect continuous

I will have been portending

you will have been portending

he/she/it will have been portending

we will have been portending

you will have been portending

they will have been portending

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would portend

you would portend

he/she/it would portend

we would portend

you would portend

they would portend

Conditional continuous

I would be portending

you would be portending

he/she/it would be portending

we would be portending

you would be portending

they would be portending

Conditional perfect

I would have portend

you would have portend

he/she/it would have portend

we would have portend

you would have portend

they would have portend

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been portending

you would have been portending

he/she/it would have been portending

we would have been portending

you would have been portending

they would have been portending

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you portend
we let´s portend
you portend

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to portend

Past participle

portended

Present Participle

portending

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «PORTEND»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «portend» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of portend

adumbrate · augur · bespeak · betoken · bode · foreshadow · foretell · foretoken · forewarn · harbinger · herald · indicate · omen · predict · presage · prognosticate · promise · threaten · vaticinate

TRANSLATION OF PORTEND

Find out the translation of portend to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of portend from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «portend» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 预示着
• Translator English - Spanish: augurar
• English: portend
• Translator English - Hindi: संकेत मिलता
• Translator English - Arabic: يشي
• Translator English - Russian: предвещают
• Translator English - Portuguese: pressagiam
• Translator English - Bengali: পূর্বলক্ষণ প্রকাশ করা
• Translator English - French: présager
• Translator English - Malay: Portend
• Translator English - German: bedeuten
• Translator English - Japanese: 前兆となる
• Translator English - Korean: 예고
• Translator English - Javanese: Portend
• Translator English - Vietnamese: báo trước
• Translator English - Tamil: எச்சரிக்கை செய்
• Translator English - Marathi: सूचित करा
• Translator English - Turkish: delalet etmek
• Translator English - Italian: far presagire
• Translator English - Polish: zapowiadać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: віщують
• Translator English - Romanian: prevesti
• Translator English - Greek: προμηνύει
• Translator English - Afrikaans: voorspel
• Translator English - Swedish: båda
• Translator English - Norwegian: varsle

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PORTEND»

Discover the use of portend in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to portend and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

“Lost Decade” in Translation:What Japan’s Crisis Could ...

Is the recovery from the global financial crisis now secured?

Murtaza H. Syed, Kiichi Tokuoka, Kenneth Kang, 2009

Portend Learns That "We Need Each Other"

All of us have a unique gift that makes each of us special...just like Portend. Fill out the gift page and share this book with a friend or family member to let them know just how much they are needed and appreciated.

Lisa A. Murray, 2011

Twelfth Night: Or, What You Will

in this, and the end : What fhould that Alphabeticall po- 113 fition portend , if I could make that refemble fomething in me ? Softly, M. O.A.I. 1 1 5 To. O I, make vp that, he is now at a cold fent. Fab. Sowter will cry vpon't for all this, though it bee as ...

William Shakespeare, 2001

Robert Smithson, the Collected Writings

Ad Reinhardt, A Portend of the Artist as a Yhung Mandala The immensity of geologic time is so great that it is difficult for human minds to grasp readily the reality of its extent. It is almost as if one were to try to understand infinity. Edwin H.

Robert Smithson, Jack D. Flam, 1996

English Synonymes: With Copious Illustrations and ...

TO AUGUR, PRESAGE, FOREBODE, BETOKEN, PORTEND. Augury In French augurer, Latin augurium, comes from avis a bird, as an augury was originally, and at all times, principally drawn from the song, the flight, or other actions of birds.

George Crabb, 1837

Flip Dictionary

FOREBODE - FORGETFUL forebode: augur, divine, foresee, foretell, omen, portend, predict, presage, prognosticate, prophesy, warn foreboding: anxiety, apprehension, augury, fear, feeling, gloomy, omen, prediction, premonition, presage, ...

Barbara Kipfer, 2002

Kaplan PSAT/NMSQT 2010 Premier Live Online

(A) the comets that seemed to portend (B) the comets seeming to portend (C) the comets seemed to portend (D) the comets apparently portending (E) and when the comets seemed to portend 23. Unusual numbers of playwrights and artists ...

Kaplan, 2009

Planet Dog: A Doglopedia

Doggie. Dreams. and. What. They. Portend. Dogs and images of them invade not only our consciousness and culture but our subconscious as well. These dream interpretations, based on both scientific findings and folklore, are further ...

Sandra Choron, Harry Choron, 2005

Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, and Poems

Hath he forgot he is his sovereign, Or doth this churlish superscription Portend some alteration in good will ' ? What's here ? [Reads. J " I have upon especial cause, — " Mov'd with compassion of my country's wreck, " Together with the pitiful ...

William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier, 1858

The works of William Shakespeare, ed. by W.G. Clark and J. ...

'I may command where I adore.' Why, she may command me : I serve her ; she is my lady. Why, this is evident to any formal capacity ; there is no obstruction in this: and the end, — what should that alphabetical position portend? If I could make ...

William Shakespeare, William George Clark, 1863

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PORTEND»

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WNBA's team-by-team midseason report card

Heading into the break, last Tuesday's overtime loss at home to Connecticut could have been a portend of a rougher second half for the title ... «ESPN, Jul 15»

Why Iranian Dissidents Support the Nuclear Deal--In Their Own Words

What broader implications might the nuclear deal portend for US-Iranian relations, and for the regional politics of the Middle East? These are ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

Overnight Defense: Pentagon plans for ISIS-free Syrian 'safe zones'

The move would portend a new phase in the war against the terrorist group, and could see deepening U.S. involvement in Syria, in creating ... «The Hill, Jul 15»

James Moore: Wealth and risk on the cards for resurgent UBS

If you're going to run a leaky ship it helps if your leaks portend good news, as they did in this case. The bank is sitting pretty thanks to a buoyant, ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»

Khalistani role not ruled out in Punjab attack

There is little clarity about what this might mean for the K-2 project, or whether this could portend the revival of urban militancy in Punjab. «Business Standard, Jul 15»

AISD trustees to conduct one-time bond sale

... education materials under current market conditions, which portend an interest rate of about 4 percent, compared with the 5 percent forecast. «Weatherford Democrat, Jul 15»

Is Denial a Good Basis for Abortion Policy?

Are we concerned with what trading in body parts—from bodies that have no say in the matter—may portend for ownership of our own bodies? «The Beacon, Jul 15»

Ominous Signs From Transportation ETFs

Weakness in companies at the heart of the economy's supply chain would—so the logic goes—portend looming troubles for the economy and ... «ETF Trends, Jul 15»

Apple CEO guarded about Watch sales as shares traded down

Another area that could portend badly for future quarters for the company is the question of sales of Apple Watch. Cantor Fitzgerald experts ... «Press Examiner, Jul 15»

Signals from gold prices

What does the fall in gold prices portend for India? The country consumes 800 to 900 tonnes of the metal annually, and depends on imports to ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»