| Main Entry: |
portend |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
foreshadow, indicate |
Synonyms: |
adumbrate, augur, be in the cards, bespeak, betoken, bode,
call*, crystal-ball, forebode, forecast, foreshow, foretell, foretoken, forewarn,
harbinger, have a hunch,
herald,
hint, omen, point to,
predict, premonish, presage, prognosticate, promise, prophesy,
read, see coming,
threaten, warn of
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| Notes: |
portend means to indicate (events, misfortunes, etc.) as in future or to foreshadow or to bode; pretend means to make believe with the intent to deceive or to give a false appearance of |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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