portend

portend is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To indicate (events, misfortunes, etc.) as in future; to foreshow; to foretoken; to bode; -- now used esp. of unpropitious signs. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To indicate (events, misfortunes, etc.) as in future; to foreshow; to foretoken; to bode; -- now used esp. of unpropitious signs.
2. transitive verb. To stretch out before.
3. verb. indicate by signs

   "These signs bode bad news"

   Synonyms: augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate

Synonyms

augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in portend:

protend

Common word forms

portends, portended, portending, portendment

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