- present tense form of portend (3rd person singular).
portends
Example Sentences
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That’s what the defection of his largest influencers portends.
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2026
A federal holiday often portends a long weekend for travel—or maybe just an extra day off to relax.
From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026
Many small-cap investors also make a valuation-based argument for why they believe that small-cap relative strength so far this year portends something more sustainable.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026
In “Weapons,” its eerie harmonic movement portends an innocence soon to be lost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
I don't know just what it is, but I imagine that I feel as they say the Saxons felt when they saw the comet flaming in the year of the Conquest, that something portends.
From In a Mysterious Way by Warner, Anne
