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Portend is an English word with synonyms like indicate or bespeak. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Portend | Portends | Portended | Portending

Portend meaning

  1. To serve as a warning or omen of.
  2. To signify; to denote.

Synonyms of Portend

betoken indicate bespeak predict forecast prefigure foretell augur foreshadow presage omen prognosticate auspicate bode point

Related words

Other words often associated with Portend or its synonyms:

tell promise call anticipate guess pretend signal venture prognostication portent hazard prodigy

Using Portend

  • The main meaning on this page is: To serve as a warning or omen of. | To signify; to denote.
  • Useful related words include: betoken, indicate, bespeak, predict.
  • In the example corpus, portend often appears in combinations such as: could portend, portend for, they portend.

Context around Portend

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 6 middle, 10 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 4 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

swans 1× may 1× necessarily 1× size 1×

Often after:

doom 2× good 1×

Sentence patterns with Portend

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

2024 25 portend good things 1× do they portend 1× does not portend a great 1× does this portend for the 1× doesn t portend for the 1× future might portend 1× it could portend a further 1× miss can portend the end 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

this could portend 2× best to keep 1× does the pursuit 1× doves predict a 1× dylan budka dropped 1× economists are concerned 1×

Common sentence endings:

a broader slowdown 1× a quicker recovery 1× and lifelong partner 1× and small banks 1× and snowmass village 1× audience s expectations 1×

Words around Portend

Just before it in the word index:

porten 5 portelli 14 portela 2 ported 138 porte 70 portcullis 14

Just after it in the word index:

portended 7 portending 3 portends 22 porteno 2 portent 16 portentous 17

Similar in corpus frequency:

abdur 43 abrasion 43 abscess 43 absconded 43 acclimated 43 acf 43

Corpus analysis for Portend

  • In this selection, "portend" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, swans, may, necessarily, doom and good stand out and add context to how "portend" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 2024 25 portend good things and do they portend. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "portend" sits close to words such as abdur, abrasion and abscess, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with portend

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

What do they portend? (4 words)

That, some experts say, could portend a quicker recovery. (9 words)

What changes does this portend for the of Indian politics? (10 words)

Longer example sentences

Dylan Budka dropped his UFC debut earlier this year and then missed weight for this fight, he needs a win to try and smooth that over because a loss in addition to a weight miss can portend the end of your UFC run. (43 words)

Mazin, Druckmann, Hoar, Offerman and Bartlett all spoke with about how this episode came together, why it diverged so much from the game, and what it does — or doesn’t — portend for the rest of the series. (37 words)

It's an understatement to say lots has changed since then, but his willingness to lead the charge, plus his guaranteed contract with Denver through 2024-25, portend good things for his participation. (33 words)

Question examples

What do you think they portend for an audience’s expectations? (11 words)

What changes does this portend for the of Indian politics? (10 words)

What do they portend? (4 words)

Example sentences (20)

Doves predict a happy and loving marriage with a kind-hearted spouse, while swans portend a loyal and lifelong partner.

If Erdoğan wins, it could portend a further erosion of the remaining opposition in Turkish public life, especially given his past record of authoritarianism and vengefulness.

I will not portend to know the path forward; however, I can tell you with unshakable certainty that what we have been doing lately is not working for any of us.

Mazin, Druckmann, Hoar, Offerman and Bartlett all spoke with about how this episode came together, why it diverged so much from the game, and what it does — or doesn’t — portend for the rest of the series.

Near-term resistance is seen near $160 – a rally above that may portend a test of the highs.

Those announcements bestirred nary a peep from the White House despite the fact that they portend a larger, longer war.

What do you think they portend for an audience’s expectations?

Best to keep your eyes wide open and be informed about what the future might portend.

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Dylan Budka dropped his UFC debut earlier this year and then missed weight for this fight, he needs a win to try and smooth that over because a loss in addition to a weight miss can portend the end of your UFC run.

Economists are concerned that last month’s rise in the jobless rate could portend a broader slowdown.

However, in a post on his X on Friday, Omokri gave his definition of T-pain and why he thinks the tag doesn't necessarily portend doom and gloom for the country.

So, let’s take a brief look at their recent earnings reports to see what they portend for the immediate future.

This could portend a boon for Colorado River communities and a challenge to the high-demand service economy of Aspen and Snowmass Village.

This could portend a lower turnout election than in 2020, which had the highest turnout in modern history.

What changes does this portend for the of Indian politics?

What do they portend?

Does the pursuit of size portend doom for niche and small banks?

It's an understatement to say lots has changed since then, but his willingness to lead the charge, plus his guaranteed contract with Denver through 2024-25, portend good things for his participation.

Our situation would have furnished material for a great comedy - if it does not portend a great tragedy unfolding.

That, some experts say, could portend a quicker recovery.

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Common combinations with portend

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "portend" in a sentence?
An example: "Doves predict a happy and loving marriage with a kind-hearted spouse, while swans portend a loyal and lifelong partner." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "portend" from authentic English texts.
What does "portend" mean?
Portend means: To serve as a warning or omen of.
What are synonyms of "portend"?
Common synonyms of "portend" include: betoken, indicate, bespeak, predict, forecast, prefigure, foretell, augur. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "portend" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "portend", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.