Portend means to show a sign that something calamitous is about to happen. The teetering, tottering, pile of fine china piled up after the dinner party portends an imminent crash of broken plates and dishes.
Verb
indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"
v. t.
To indicate (events, misfortunes, etc.) as in future;
to foreshow; to foretoken; to bode; -- now used esp. of unpropitious
signs.
v. t.
To stretch out before.
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