Latin dictionary · verb

tendō

to stretch, stretch out, distend, extend

Dictionary forms: tendō, tendere, tetendī, tentum

Inflection: third conjugation

Meaning and definitions

1. to stretch, stretch out, distend, extend
2. to direct oneself or one's course; to aim, strive, go, travel, march, tend, bend one's course in any direction
3. to go, proceed, extend, stretch
4. to aim, strive, be directed or inclined, to tend in any direction
5. to exert oneself, to strive, endeavor
6. to exert oneself in opposition, to strive, try, endeavor, contend

Connected roots

• tend-

  stretching

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• extend

  to cause to cover a larger area; to make longer

• tension

  the state of being stretched tight; mental strain

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