portended — por·tend || pÉ”r tend /pÉ”Ë tend v. foretell, foreshadow (esp. a bad event); serve as a warning sign … English contemporary dictionary
Portend — Por*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Portended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Portending}.] [L. portendre, portentum, to foretell, to predict, to impend, from an old preposition used in comp. + tendere to stretch. See {Position}, {Tend}.] 1. To indicate (events,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Portending — Portend Por*tend , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Portended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Portending}.] [L. portendre, portentum, to foretell, to predict, to impend, from an old preposition used in comp. + tendere to stretch. See {Position}, {Tend}.] 1. To indicate… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
portend — UK [pɔː(r)ˈtend] / US [pɔrˈtend] verb [transitive] Word forms portend : present tense I/you/we/they portend he/she/it portends present participle portending past tense portended past participle portended literary to be a sign or warning of… … English dictionary
GULF WAR (1991) — Introduction The Iraqi conquest of Kuwait on August 2, 1990, constituted an act of naked military aggression which, although distant from Israel, raised serious concern in Jerusalem. Since the Baghdad Arab Summit in 1978, through the enormous… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Balaam — (Hebrew: בִּלְעָם, Standard unicode|Bilʻam Tiberian unicode|Bilʻām ) is a prophet in the Torah, his story occurring towards the end of the Book of Numbers. The etymology of his name is uncertain, and discussed below. Every ancient reference to… … Wikipedia
Cervera — This article is about a Western Catalan city, the capital of Segarra. For other uses of Cervera , see Cervera (disambiguation). Cervera Municipality … Wikipedia
Lampetia — In Greek mythology, Lampetia (Λαμπετίη or Λαμπετία) (English translation: shining ) was the daughter of Helios and Neaera; she was the personification of light. With her sister, Phaethusa, she guarded the cattle of Thrinacia. She told her father… … Wikipedia
Joseph Chamberlain — The Right Honourable Joseph Chamberlain The Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain Leader of the Opposition … Wikipedia
