portend

Day 29Level 2

pawr-TEND

foreshadow

to give warning of; predict or foreshadow

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

foretell, predict, presage, augur

Example Sentence:

Further delays could portend a slow recovery for the European automobile industry, which is already swooning as car executive gather for Auto Show.

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