Associations to the word «Portend»
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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
We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words
were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only,
and not for things themselves.