pendere — meaning in English
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English meaning
- depend verb To rely on someone or something for support, help, or a particular outcome.
- droop verb To bend or hang downward, especially from tiredness, weakness, or lack of support.
- hang verb To attach something at the top so it hangs down freely, or to be suspended in this way.
- lean verb To bend or tilt away from an upright position, or to rest against something for support.
- slant noun A slope or tilt; a sloping surface or line.
- slope noun A stretch of ground that rises or falls at an angle; or the steepness of any such surface or line.
- tilt verb To lean or slant something, or to be at an angle.
Senses
pendere is used for these senses in English:
- droop (intransitive) To hang downward; to sag.
- hang (intransitive) To be or remain suspended.
- lean (copulative) To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc.
- slant (ambitransitive) To lean, tilt or incline.
- slope (intransitive) To tend steadily upward or downward.
- tilt (transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant. [1590]
depend — full definition
- verb To rely on someone or something for support, help, or a particular outcome.
- verb To vary according to circumstances; used to say an answer isn't fixed.
droop — full definition
- verb To bend or hang downward, especially from tiredness, weakness, or lack of support.
- verb To lose energy, enthusiasm, or spirit.
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