English dictionary

portend

/p/oU/r't/E/nd/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

indicate by signs

verb.communication

Synonyms augur auspicate betoken bode forecast foreshadow foretell omen predict prefigure presage prognosticate

Source: WordNet 3.0
To indicate (events, misfortunes, etc.) as in future; to foreshow; to foretoken; to bode; -- now used esp. of unpropitious signs.

verb

Source: webster1913