Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

protend

/pɹəʊˈtɛnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-tend
IPA
/pɹəʊˈtɛnd/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hold out; to stretch forth.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin protendere, from pro (“before, forth”) + tendere (“to stretch”).

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How do you pronounce protend?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəʊˈtɛnd/.
What does protend mean?
To hold out; to stretch forth.
Where does protend come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce protend

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