- present tense form of portend (3rd person singular).
portends
Example Sentences
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"The yields are troubling people because it portends a tighter environment and it's going to be more expensive to borrow money," said Kim Forrest, chief investment officer at Bokeh Capital Partners.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Conditions like dissociative identity disorder may dictate multiple support animals, and the growth in pet psychologists portends a burgeoning trend of emotionally affected pets needing their own support animals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
That’s what the defection of his largest influencers portends.
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2026
Some analysts are hopeful that the trend portends long-term structural changes to the memory market, which has long been cyclical.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 16, 2026
"Your punctuality, I trust, portends your constancy in weightier concerns."
From Caribbee by Thomas Hoover
