01 v. t. To indicate (events, misfortunes, etc.) as in future; to foreshow; to foretoken; to bode; -- now used esp. of unpropitious signs.
imp. & p. p.
Portended; p. pr. & vb. n.
Portending
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1.
To indicate (events, misfortunes, etc.) as in future; to foreshow; to foretoken; to bode; -- now used esp. of unpropitious signs.“Many signs portended a dark and stormy day.” — Macaulay.
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2.
To stretch out before.[R.]