No. 3,122 in French

portent

A sign or warning of a future event, typically something momentous or calamitous.

In a sentence

Ils portent des vêtements chauds en hiver.
They wear warm clothes in winter.
In this sentence, 'portent' is used as a verb meaning 'wear', referring to the action of carrying or having clothes on.
Ces meubles portent les marques du temps.
These furniture pieces bear the marks of time.
Here, 'portent' means 'bear' or 'carry', describing the furniture's enduring or showing effects of time passage.
Les résultats portent à croire qu'il y a une erreur.
The results lead one to believe that there is an error.
In this example, 'portent' conveys the idea of leading or causing someone to reach a particular conclusion or belief.

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