Associations to the word «Portend»

Wiktionary

PORTEND, verb. (transitive) To serve as a warning or omen.
PORTEND, verb. (transitive) To signify; to denote.

Dictionary definition

PORTEND, verb. Indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.