Definitions For Pend

Etymology 1

{{PIE root, en, (s)pend}} Borrowed from {{bor, en, frm, pendre, , to hang}}, from {{der, en, LL., , pendĕre}}, from {{der, en, la, pendēre}}.

Verb

{{en-verb}} (obsolete) To hang down. 15th-19th c. (obsolete, Scotland) To arch over (something); to vault. 15th-18th c. To hang; to depend.

Noun

PEND (plural PENDs) (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. from 15th c.

Synonyms

Translations

Finnish: holvikäytävä

Etymology 2

Compare pen, , to shut in.

Verb

{{en-verb}} (obsolete, transitive) To pen; to confine.

Etymology 3

Back-formation from pending.

Verb

{{en-verb}} (transitive) To consider pending; to delay or postpone (something). from 20th c.

Etymology 4

{{rfe, en}}

Noun

PEND (uncountable) (India) oil cake

Anagrams

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