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panderpan‧der /ˈpændə $ -ər/ verb panderOrigin: 1600-1700 pander ‘someone who finds lovers for others’ (14-20 centuries), from Pandarus man in an ancient Greek story who acted as a messenger between lovers VERB TABLEpander |
Present | I, you, we, they | pander | | he, she, it | panders | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | pandered | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have pandered | | he, she, it | has pandered | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had pandered | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will pander | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have pandered |
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Present | I | am pandering | | he, she, it | is pandering | | you, we, they | are pandering | Past | I, he, she, it | was pandering | | you, we, they | were pandering | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been pandering | | he, she, it | has been pandering | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been pandering | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be pandering | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been pandering |
- I think the party is inexcusably pandering to the senior citizens.
- It should not be thought of as merely useful, however, as though it only pandered to psychological needs or desires.
- Moreover, an obsessive focus on Caravaggio panders to fashion and is a gross distortion of history.
- They travelled extensively, but he had to pander to her every whim.
- Vincenzo Giuliani felt no need whatsoever to pander to that illusion.
- You don't educate or create a market; you simply pander to an existing one.
► pander to ... every whim Highly trained staff will pander to your every whim. NOUN► whim· They travelled extensively, but he had to pander to her every whim.· But healthy, durable enterprises refuse to pander to the transitory whims of their clienteles.· Perhaps it would be wise to pander a little to his whims since it seemed he was prone to these Viking tendencies.· She had long realised that while Luther Reynolds lived, David would always be there to pander to his every whim. pander to somebody/something phrasal verb to give someone anything they want in order to please them, even if it seems unreasonable or unnecessary – used to show disapproval: Some newspapers feel they have to pander to the prejudices of their readers. Highly trained staff will pander to your every whim. |