tend

/ˈtend/TEND

/ˈtɛnd/TEND

Meaningto stretch toward

Common meaning: to lean towards

Other meanings: to be likely to

tendto stretch out; to aim atLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1852 · scan

Journey through time

Latintendere‘to stretch’source
Frenchtendre‘to tend’source
Englishtend‘to lean towards’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin tendō ‘to stretch out’.

Roots

tendō, tetendī, tentum/tēnsum Latin “to stretch out; to aim at”

Related words

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