- 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
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
But if they fail, it portends an epic flop.
From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2026
"I don't know exactly what that portends, but perhaps there will be something to satisfy us."
From Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins by Lucy Foster Madison
