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propending

propending is the present participle and gerund of propend.

Meaning of propend

Verb

propend (third-person singular simple present propends, present participle propending, simple past and past participle propended)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To incline or lean.
  2. To be inclined; to have a propensity to.
    • Yet that which is above all this, the favour and the love of heav'n we have great argument to think in a peculiar manner propitious and propending towards us.1644, John Milton, Areopagitica

Questions about propending

What is propending the present participle and gerund of?
Propending is the present participle and gerund of propend.

Words near propending in the dictionary

  1. propend
  2. propended
  3. propendencies
  4. propendency
  5. propendent
  6. propending
  7. propends
  8. propene
  9. propenenitrile
  10. propenes
  11. propenidazole

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