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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pend

/pɛnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
pend
IPA
/pɛnd/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hang down; to cause something to hang down

Obsolete

verb

To arch over (something); to vault.

Obsolete

verb

To hang in reliance on; to depend (on or upon); to be contingent on.

Obsolete

noun

An archway; especially, a vaulted passageway leading through a tenement-style building from the main street, giving access to the rear of the building or an internal courtyard.

verb

To pen; to confine.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To consider pending; to delay or postpone (something).

Transitive verb

noun

oil cake

Indian usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French pendre (“to hang”), from Late Latin pendĕre, from Latin pendēre.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɛnd/
  • British English: /pɛnd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

pends (present, singular) pending (participle, present) pended (participle, past) pended (past) pends (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

append independence pinder pinner

Synonyms

alley

Homonyms

penned pinned

Rhymes With

end friend send spend weekend recommend tend attend tight end trend defend extend

Questions

How do you pronounce pend?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɛnd/.
What does pend mean?
To hang down; to cause something to hang down
Where does pend come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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