How to pronounce “portend” in English

When the barrier stopped her, Alien acted startled, purposely trying to catch the guard's eye.Not just in itself, but for what it portended.

How does one-- what, do you write to it like mail?I had an interview with Larry Sabato, who's a political science professor at my alma mater, UVA, about what the Virginia election results portend

atmosphere-- so basically, how much carbon dioxide and methane were there-- from the time when the ice bubbles were locked inside of the ice sheet.So the records from these archives show, basically, how our climate has changed in the past and what that might portend for our future.So it's important information that we need to know.