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accend

/ækˈsɛnd/

accend verb: to set on fire; to kindle.

Verb

accend (third-person singular simple present accends, present participle accending, simple past and past participle accended)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To set on fire; to kindle.

accend meaning in Bengali

accend in Bengali

আগুন লাগানো, প্রজ্বলিত করা

Forms of accend

third-person singular presentaccends
present participleaccending
past participleaccended
pastaccended

Origin of accend

From Middle English accenden, from Latin accendere (“to kindle”), formed from ad- + candere (“to shine”).

Words formed from accend

Questions about accend

What does accend mean?
Accend means to set on fire; to kindle.
What is accend in Bengali?
Accend in Bengali is আগুন লাগানো, প্রজ্বলিত করা. See Accend meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is accend?
Accend is a verb.
How do you pronounce accend?
Accend is pronounced /ækˈsɛnd/.
What is the past tense of accend?
The past tense of accend is accended.

Words near accend in the dictionary

  1. acceleron
  2. accelerons
  3. accelerostat
  4. accelerostats
  5. accels
  6. accend
  7. accended
  8. accendibility
  9. accendible
  10. accending
  11. accends

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