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fendre.

to split, to chop (wood), to crack

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/fɑ̃dʁ/
  1. to split, to chop (wood), to crack

  2. to shoulder (one's way through a crowd)

  3. to break (someone's heart)

    figuratively
  4. to break

    reflexive
  5. to crack, to split

    reflexive
  6. to manage, to come up with

    reflexive
  7. to lunge

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French fendre, from Latin findere, from Proto-Italic *findō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.