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propend

VI โน้มน้าว  nom-nao

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PROPEND

v.i.[L. propendeo; pro, forward, and pendeo, to hang. ] To lean towards; to incline; to be disposed in favor of any thing. [Little used. ]

 

PROPENDENCY

n.[L. propendens.] A leaning towards; inclination; tendency of desire to any thing. 1. Preconsideration; attentive deliberation. [Little used. ]

 

PROPENDING

ppr. Inclining towards.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PROPEND

Pro *pend ", v. i. Etym: [L. propendere, propensum; pro forward, forth + pendere to hang. See Pendent. ]

 

Defn: To lean toward a thing; to be favorably inclined or disposed; to incline; to tend. [R.] Shak. We shall propend to it, as a stone falleth down. Barrow.

 

PROPENDENCY

PROPENDENCY Pro *pend "en *cy, n.

 

1. Propensity. [R.]

 

2. Attentive deliberation. [R.] Sir M. Hale.

 

PROPENDENT

Pro *pend "ent, a. Etym: [L. propendens, p. pr. ]

 

Defn: Inclining forward or toward. South.

 

Spanish Dictionary

propender

propender verbo intransitivo Tener [una persona o una cosa ] inclinación o disposición natural a algo :propender al optimismo; las leyendas locales propendían a la regeneración razonada de las costumbres .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xix ) del latín propendere ‘inclinarse adelante ’, derivado de pendere pender, colgar ’. De la familia etimológica de pender (V.).