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tender.

to tend to, to have a tendency

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/tenˈdeɾ/[t̪ẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
  1. to tend to, to have a tendency

    intransitive
  2. to spread, to stretch out

    transitive
  3. to lay (cable)

    transitive
  4. to make (a bed)

    transitive
  5. to hang up (clothes)

    transitive
  6. to build (a bridge across an expanse)

    transitive
  7. to extend (the hand)

    transitive
  8. to floor (with a punch), to stretch out

    transitive
  9. to cast (a net)

    transitive
  10. to set (a trap)

    transitive
  11. to coat (with plaster)

    transitive
  12. to lay oneself down

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *tend- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *téndeti Proto-Italic *tendō Latin tendō Old Spanish tender Spanish tender Inherited from Old Spanish tender, from Latin tendō, -ere.

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