portent C1 Topic:War & Conflict US /ˈpɔɹtənt/ UK /ˈpɔːtɛnt/ See IPA manual Freq #66487 Meanings 1 noun Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen. It was a portent of things to come. 2 noun A portending; significance A howl of dire portent. 3 noun a sign of something about to happen 4 noun Something regarded as portentous; a marvel; prodigy. Thesaurus Synonyms 3 noun · a sign of something about... prognostic Word family Derived forms portentive Related forms portendportentous Etymology Borrowed from Latin portentum, participle of portendere, from portendō (“to predict, to foretell”). Topics War & Conflict External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # portent **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɔɹtənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɔːtɛnt/ **Frequency rank:** 66487 ## Meanings 1. Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen. 2. A portending; significance 3. a sign of something about to happen 4. Something regarded as portentous; a marvel; prodigy. ## Examples - It was a portent of things to come. - A howl of dire portent. ## Derived Forms - portentive ## Related Forms - portend - portentous ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin portentum, participle of portendere, from portendō (“to predict, to foretell”). ## Topics - War & Conflict markdown