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propend

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Obs. to incline, or be disposed (to or toward something)

Origin of propend

Classical Latin propendere, to hang forward from pro-, before + pendere, to hang: see pend

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propend

intransitive verb

pro·pend·ed, pro·pend·ing, pro·pends
To have a propensity; incline or tend.

Origin of propend

Latin prōpendēre prō- forward ; see pro- 1. pendēre to hang ; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present propends, present participle propending, simple past and past participle propended)

  1. To be inclined; to have a propensity to.
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Origin

From Latin prōpendēre.

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