Portended (5)
I believe the answer is:
boded
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">portended</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('bode' can be a synonym of 'portend')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for boded that I've seen before include "Foreshadowed" , "Augured" , "Portended" .)