portends is a form of:

Portend



verb — past tense: portended ; past participle: portended ; present participle: portending ;
1.
(បច្ចេកទេស) អោយប្រផ្នូល, ជាប្រផ្នូល
ENGLISH MEANING
verb — past tense: portended ; past participle: portended ; present participle: portending ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To indicate (events, misfortunes, etc.) as in future; to foreshow; to foretoken; to bode; -- now used esp. of unpropitious signs.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To stretch out before.