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portendeth

portendeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of portend.

Meaning of portend

Verb

portend (third-person singular simple present portends, present participle portending, simple past and past participle portended)

  1. (transitive) To serve as a warning or omen of.
    • A kingdom they portend thee, but what kingdom, / Real or allegoric, I discern not; Nor when: eternal sure--as without end,1671, John Milton, “The First Book”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 4
  2. (transitive) To signify; to denote.
    • Let it be known that the Rapture portends the End of Days.

Origin of portendeth

portend + -eth

Questions about portendeth

What is portendeth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Portendeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of portend.

Words near portendeth in the dictionary

  1. portend
  2. portendance
  3. portended
  4. portender
  5. portenders
  6. portendeth
  7. portending
  8. portendment
  9. portendments
  10. Portendorfer
  11. portends

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