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单词 portend
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
por•tend /pɔrˈtɛnd/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object]
  1. to indicate in advance, as an omen does:What do the polls portend for the election?
See -tend-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
por•tend  (pôr tend′, pōr-),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to indicate in advance;
    to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does:The street incident may portend a general uprising.
  2. to signify;
    mean.
  • Latin portendere to point out, indicate, portend, variant of prōtendere to extend. See pro-1, tend1
  • late Middle English 1400–50
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged foretell, forecast, augur, promise, forebode.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
portend /pɔːˈtɛnd/ vb (transitive)
  1. to give warning of; predict or foreshadow
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin portendere to indicate, foretell; related to prōtendere to stretch out
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