What does pender in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word pender in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use pender in Portuguese.

The word pender in Portuguese means hang, pender, descair, pender, pender, pender, inclinar, pender, inclinar-se, inclinar, pender, pender, pender-se, inclinar-se, curvar-se, tender para. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word pender

hang

pender, descair

intransitive verb (hang limply)

Lizzy's curls drooped and clung to her neck in the hot weather.

pender

intransitive verb (archaic (be unresolved)

Applications like this one generally pend for about 6 months before they are approved or denied.

pender

phrasal verb, intransitive (droop, dangle)

The Halloween decorations were hanging down from the ceiling.

pender

transitive verb (extend further than)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The roof overhangs the porch by about a metre.

inclinar, pender

transitive verb (cause to lean)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O pássaro inclinou a cabeça.
The bird tilted its head.

inclinar-se

phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable (figurative (tend towards, prefer) (figurativo)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
Na próxima eleição, ele está inclinado para os democratas.
In the upcoming election, he is leaning towards the Democrats.

inclinar, pender

transitive verb (tilt)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Stop canting your chair--you'll tip over!

pender

intransitive verb (figurative (incline towards, favor)

(verto intransitivo: Verbos que não exigem complemento. Ex. "existir", "dormir", etc.)
Adam is tilting toward the younger candidate.

pender-se, inclinar-se, curvar-se

intransitive verb (flop, droop)

(verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.)
The sad man looked at the ground as his head lolled forward.

tender para

phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable (tend toward)

The teenager's taste in movies ran to horror and slapstick comedies.

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