propend
Americanverb (used without object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of propend
First recorded in 1535–45, propend is from the Latin word prōpendēre to hang down, be inclined. See pro- 1, pend
Example Sentences
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Yet, ne'er the less, My spritely brethren, I propend to you In resolution to keep Helen still; For 'tis a cause that hath no mean dependence Upon our joint and several dignities.
From Troilus and Cressida by Shakespeare, William
He will sometimes propend to us upon the reading a good writer, and at Bellarmine recoils as far back again; and the fathers justle him from one side to another.
From Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters by Earle, John
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