Defenition of the word portend

• Defenition of the word portend

  • indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"
  • indicate by signs

Synonyms for the word portend

• • augur
  • auspicate
  • betoken
  • bode
  • forecast
  • foreshadow
  • foretell
  • herald
  • indicate
  • mean
  • omen
  • predict
  • prefigure
  • presage
  • prognosticate
  • signify
  • threaten
  • warn of

Similar words in the portend

• • portend
  • portended
  • portending
  • portends

Hyponyms for the word portend

• • foreshow
  • threaten

Hypernyms for the word portend

• • bespeak
  • betoken
  • indicate
  • point
  • signal

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