propendv.

Brit.

/prə(ʊ)ˈpɛnd/, U.S.

/prəˈpɛnd/,

/proʊˈpɛnd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin prōpendēre.

Etymology: < classical Latin prōpendēre to hang forward or down, to incline or be disposed < prō- pro- prefix¹ + pendēre to hang (see pend v.³). Compare earlier propense adj., propensed adj., propension n.

†1. intransitive. To hang or lean forwards, outwards, or downwards; to incline in a particular direction. Also occasionally transitive. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > specific directions > have specific directions [verb (intransitive)] > have downward direction

to come down1443

propend1545

to set down1747

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > tend or incline [verb (intransitive)] > go in a certain direction

incline?a1475

alien?1541

propend1545

sway1556

wing1617

lie1633

look1647

vergea1661

bias1683

preponderate1693

give1840

canalize1927

1545 T. Raynald in tr. E. Roesslin Byrth of Mankynde i. sig. E.vi^v This seme or lyne..propendyng, helding, hangyng or lokyng downward in to y^e vault or amplytude of y^e womb.

1599 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) 48 To make that part the heavier, to which they shall propend.

1624 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 2) iii. ii. ii. i. 366 His eyes are like a ballance, apt to propend every way, and to bee wayed downe with every wenches lookes.

1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine iii. 315 The heart..is not so unpartially in the midst of the body, but that..it propends to the left side.

a1691 R. Boyle Gen. Hist. Air (1692) 95 [To] shew the quantity of the angle, by which when the scales propend either way, the tongue declines from the perpendicular.

1710 Tomb of Venus xiii. 15 It often happens that the Testicles in Men are swell'd, which sometimes prove very painful, especially if suffered to propend or hang down.

1786 F. Reynolds Werter iv. 39 An human being, on the highest verge, With arms outstretch'd, propending o'er the deep.

1827 A. Jamieson Dict. Mech. Sci. II. 877/1 Vitruvius advises an axis to be passed through the sides of the ship with two large heads propending out of the ship.

1898 E. Durand Elise Le Beau (1921) 133 The wave-loved bluff..Seemed not the same on our return at night, Propending towards us tree-tops weird and dark.

2. intransitive. figurative. To have an inclination or propensity; to tend to or towards something; to be disposed to do something.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > tend or incline [verb (intransitive)]

wryc888

driveOE

drawc1175

rine?c1225

soundc1374

tendc1374

lean1398

clinea1400

movec1450

turnc1450

recline?a1475

covet1520

intend?1521

extenda1533

decline?1541

bow1562

bend1567

follow1572

inflecta1575

incline1584

warpa1592

to draw near1597

squint1599

nod1600

propend1605

looka1616

verge1664

gravitate1673

set1778

slant1850

trend1863

tilt1967

1605 E. Sandys Relation State of Relig. sig. E3 They shall be able to ballance these Monarchies, as to make that part the heavier, to which they shall propend.

a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) i. ix. §1. 60 The most part of the learned did propende to that opinion.

1660 tr. M. Amyraut Treat. conc. Relig. ii. ii. 180 He will become poised between contrary probabilities, and indetermin'd (as they speak) not knowing on which side to propend.

a1711 T. Ken Edmund v, in Wks. (1721) II. 124 Corrupted Nature might to Lust propend.

a1761 S. Davies Serm. (1864) II. l. 535 Do our hearts propend towards him as their ultimate scope?

1824 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. II. vii. 127 If..any one..is convinced of the contrary, or propends to believe so.

1873 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 214/1 He was of a generous mind, propending to all uncommon affections.

a1928 H. Pueyrredon in Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. (1928) 138 58/1 Signatory states shall propend to the abolition of unjust hindrances and excessive artificial barriers.

1961 V. C. Morris Philos. & Amer. School ii. iii. 65 It is presumed in Hegel that there is an absolute synthesis toward which all dialectic propends.

1996 H. K. Smith Events leading up to My Death iii. 14 It [sc. New Orleans] was peopled by lively citizens who mostly did not propend toward excessive exertion.

Derivatives

† propended adj. Obsolete inclined, disposed; hanging forwards or downwards.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [adjective] > inclined

set13..

tendenta1340

disposedc1380

enclinant1400

inclining?c1400

inclinedc1405

prone1408

hieldingc1480

talenteda1500

inclinablea1513

prone1528

propense1528

minded1529

propensed1530

ready1533

proclivec1540

fit1574

tending to1578

forward1581

minded1588

propensive1599

intense1620

propendenta1646

propended1693

calculated1723

oriented1925

prone1926

turned1931

orientated1964

1693 T. Beverley True State Gospel Truth 36 Others..desirous, and most propended to be Teachers of the Law.

1711 J. Marten Treat. Venereal Dis. (ed. 7) i. vii. 194 A most renowned and very honest Virgin, having naturally a propended Clitoris, which so provoked her to Venery.

† propending adj. Obsolete = propendent adj. 1; (also figurative) inclined, biased.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adjective] > hanging down

pendent?a1300

dependentc1420

pendular1596

pensile1604

propending1642

pendulent1650

pendilatory1653

pendulous1656

depending1735

pendulant1804

hang-down1906

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [adjective] > having a general tendency or direction > of material things

propending1642

ponderous1792

1642 Answer to Ld. Digby's Apol. 38 The Letter to the Queens Majesty, from whence my enemies would make the inference, hath not..the least propending of advice any way.

1682 T. Gibson Anat. (1697) 25 Its propending part must..imitate the bottom of a pouch.

1760 T. Jefferys Nat. & Civil Hist. French Dominions N. & S. Amer. I. i. 35 Laying himself [sc. a carcajou] flat along some propending branch, he waits till some elk passes, and throws himself upon him.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	propend
释义	propendv. Brit. /prə(ʊ)ˈpɛnd/, U.S. /prəˈpɛnd/, /proʊˈpɛnd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin prōpendēre. Etymology: < classical Latin prōpendēre to hang forward or down, to incline or be disposed < prō- pro- prefix¹ + pendēre to hang (see pend v.³). Compare earlier propense adj., propensed adj., propension n. †1. intransitive. To hang or lean forwards, outwards, or downwards; to incline in a particular direction. Also occasionally transitive. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > specific directions > have specific directions [verb (intransitive)] > have downward direction to come down1443 propend1545 to set down1747 the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > tend or incline [verb (intransitive)] > go in a certain direction incline?a1475 alien?1541 propend1545 sway1556 wing1617 lie1633 look1647 vergea1661 bias1683 preponderate1693 give1840 canalize1927 1545 T. Raynald in tr. E. Roesslin Byrth of Mankynde i. sig. E.vi^v This seme or lyne..propendyng, helding, hangyng or lokyng downward in to y^e vault or amplytude of y^e womb. 1599 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) 48 To make that part the heavier, to which they shall propend. 1624 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 2) iii. ii. ii. i. 366 His eyes are like a ballance, apt to propend every way, and to bee wayed downe with every wenches lookes. 1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine iii. 315 The heart..is not so unpartially in the midst of the body, but that..it propends to the left side. a1691 R. Boyle Gen. Hist. Air (1692) 95 [To] shew the quantity of the angle, by which when the scales propend either way, the tongue declines from the perpendicular. 1710 Tomb of Venus xiii. 15 It often happens that the Testicles in Men are swell'd, which sometimes prove very painful, especially if suffered to propend or hang down. 1786 F. Reynolds Werter iv. 39 An human being, on the highest verge, With arms outstretch'd, propending o'er the deep. 1827 A. Jamieson Dict. Mech. Sci. II. 877/1 Vitruvius advises an axis to be passed through the sides of the ship with two large heads propending out of the ship. 1898 E. Durand Elise Le Beau (1921) 133 The wave-loved bluff..Seemed not the same on our return at night, Propending towards us tree-tops weird and dark. 2. intransitive. figurative. To have an inclination or propensity; to tend to or towards something; to be disposed to do something. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > tend or incline [verb (intransitive)] wryc888 driveOE drawc1175 rine?c1225 soundc1374 tendc1374 lean1398 clinea1400 movec1450 turnc1450 recline?a1475 covet1520 intend?1521 extenda1533 decline?1541 bow1562 bend1567 follow1572 inflecta1575 incline1584 warpa1592 to draw near1597 squint1599 nod1600 propend1605 looka1616 verge1664 gravitate1673 set1778 slant1850 trend1863 tilt1967 1605 E. Sandys Relation State of Relig. sig. E3 They shall be able to ballance these Monarchies, as to make that part the heavier, to which they shall propend. a1620 M. Fotherby Atheomastix (1622) i. ix. §1. 60 The most part of the learned did propende to that opinion. 1660 tr. M. Amyraut Treat. conc. Relig. ii. ii. 180 He will become poised between contrary probabilities, and indetermin'd (as they speak) not knowing on which side to propend. a1711 T. Ken Edmund v, in Wks. (1721) II. 124 Corrupted Nature might to Lust propend. a1761 S. Davies Serm. (1864) II. l. 535 Do our hearts propend towards him as their ultimate scope? 1824 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. II. vii. 127 If..any one..is convinced of the contrary, or propends to believe so. 1873 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 214/1 He was of a generous mind, propending to all uncommon affections. a1928 H. Pueyrredon in Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. (1928) 138 58/1 Signatory states shall propend to the abolition of unjust hindrances and excessive artificial barriers. 1961 V. C. Morris Philos. & Amer. School ii. iii. 65 It is presumed in Hegel that there is an absolute synthesis toward which all dialectic propends. 1996 H. K. Smith Events leading up to My Death iii. 14 It [sc. New Orleans] was peopled by lively citizens who mostly did not propend toward excessive exertion. Derivatives † propended adj. Obsolete inclined, disposed; hanging forwards or downwards. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [adjective] > inclined set13.. tendenta1340 disposedc1380 enclinant1400 inclining?c1400 inclinedc1405 prone1408 hieldingc1480 talenteda1500 inclinablea1513 prone1528 propense1528 minded1529 propensed1530 ready1533 proclivec1540 fit1574 tending to1578 forward1581 minded1588 propensive1599 intense1620 propendenta1646 propended1693 calculated1723 oriented1925 prone1926 turned1931 orientated1964 1693 T. Beverley True State Gospel Truth 36 Others..desirous, and most propended to be Teachers of the Law. 1711 J. Marten Treat. Venereal Dis. (ed. 7) i. vii. 194 A most renowned and very honest Virgin, having naturally a propended Clitoris, which so provoked her to Venery. † propending adj. Obsolete = propendent adj. 1; (also figurative) inclined, biased. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adjective] > hanging down pendent?a1300 dependentc1420 pendular1596 pensile1604 propending1642 pendulent1650 pendilatory1653 pendulous1656 depending1735 pendulant1804 hang-down1906 the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [adjective] > having a general tendency or direction > of material things propending1642 ponderous1792 1642 Answer to Ld. Digby's Apol. 38 The Letter to the Queens Majesty, from whence my enemies would make the inference, hath not..the least propending of advice any way. 1682 T. Gibson Anat. (1697) 25 Its propending part must..imitate the bottom of a pouch. 1760 T. Jefferys Nat. & Civil Hist. French Dominions N. & S. Amer. 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