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portend

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7 lettersPronunciation /pɔːˈtɛnd/Part of speech verbSorted denoprtStarts with PEnds with D0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. indicate, as with a sign or an omen

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • A kingdom they portend thee, but what kingdom, / Real or allegoric, I discern not; Nor when: eternal sure--as without end,
  • Let it be known that the Rapture portends the End of Days.
  • How alive these poems are with the visual specifics of what he so closely observes, how full of elegance, terror and hope. They portend a poet of major craft, of deep feeling, and of fine intelligence.

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