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Meaning of Portent | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈpɔɹtənt

Definitions

  1. Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen.
  2. A portending; significance
  3. Something regarded as portentous; a marvel; prodigy.

Equivalents

العربية النّذير
Български поли́чба
Bosanski mana предзнак
Deutsch (böses) Vorzeichen Omen
Ελληνικά οιωνός
Suomi enne ennusmerkki
Français portent
Gaeilge mana
Hrvatski mana предзнак
Bahasa Indonesia bakat
日本語 くもゆき 兆
한국어 늧 조짐
Kurdî mana
Македонски предзнак
Nederlands voorspook voorteken
Română piază semn
Српски mana предзнак
ไทย นิมิต

Examples

“It was a portent of things to come.”
“a howl of dire portent”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

portention portentosity Portentous Portentously Portentousness Portents

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