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How to pronounce “portend”
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Pronunciation guide for portend
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of portend with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 3 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Katie Couric
about what the Virginia election results portend
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To serve as a warning or omen of.
Example 1 of 3
How to pronounce portend
Katie Couric
about what the Virginia election results portend
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “portend”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To serve as a warning or omen of.
- (transitive) To signify; to denote.
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