pendre

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French pendre, from Late Latin pendĕre (conjugation confused with or altered by pendere (to suspend, hang)) for Latin pendēre, present active infinitive pendeō, from Proto-Italic *pendēō, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (to pull; to spin).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɑ̃dʁ/
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Verb

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pendre

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to hang
    • 2017, Pomme, Pauline:
      Ô Pauline, pendus à tes bottines, les garçons passaient tous à côté de moi.
      Oh Pauline, the boys were all hung up on your ankle boots, and they took no notice of me.
  2. (intransitive) to sag, droop

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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Occitan

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Etymology

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From Latin pendere.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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pendre

  1. (Provençal, Limousin, Vivaro-Alpine, Auvergne) to hang

Dialectal variants

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Late Latin pendĕre (conjugation confused with or altered by pendere (to suspend, hang)) for Latin pendēre, present active infinitive pendeō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpendɾə/, /ˈpandɾə/

Verb

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pendre

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to hang

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

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  • Middle French: pendre