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Definition of 'pend'English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .
Verb
( en-verb)
(obsolete) To hang down.
(obsolete|Scotland) To arch over (something); to vault.
To hang; to depend.
* I. Taylor
- pending upon certain powerful motions
Noun
( en-noun)
(Scotland) 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.
Etymology 2
Compare .
Verb
( en-verb)
(obsolete) To pen; to confine.
* Udall
- Pended within the limits of Greece.
Etymology 3
Back-formation from (pending).
Verb
( en-verb)
To consider pending; to delay or postpone (something).
*1982 , (Lawrence Durrell), Constance'', Faber & Faber 2004 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 817:
*:The latest list of detainees would be pended and they would be allowed to return to their homes on a temporary basis.
Etymology 4
Noun
(-)
(India) oil cake
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