propend en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /pɹə(ʊ)ˈpɛnd/ (UK)
Etymology
From Latin prōpendēre.
Meanings
- (intransitive, obsolete) To incline or lean.
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To be inclined; to have a propensity to.
Yet that which is above all this, the favour and the love of heav'n we have great argument to think in a peculiar manner propitious and propending towards us.
1644, John Milton, Areopagitica:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| propended | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| propended | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| propending | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| propends | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |