portend

Meaning

1. To serve as a warning or omen of.
2. To signify; to denote.

Synonyms

presage

foreshadow

forebode

bode

predict

betoken

augur

herald

forecast

foretell

prefigure

omen

prognosticate

auspicate

indicate

point

implicate

imply

inscribe

mark

mean

nock

notch

outguess

anticipate

amount

put down

register

represent

score

signal

signify

spell

spot

stand for

stigmatise

stigmatize

subscribe

give warning

brand

accession

count

🔢

denote

flag

badge

foreshow

forestall

forbode

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɔːˈtɛnd/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin portendere (“to foretell”), from por- (“forward”) + tendere (“to stretch”), present active infinitive of tendo.