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portend

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portend /poɚˈtɛnd/ verb
portends; portended; portending
portend
/poɚˈtɛnd/
verb
portends; portended; portending
Britannica Dictionary definition of PORTEND
[+ object] formal + literary
: to be a sign or warning that something usually bad or unpleasant is going to happen