verb (used without object)
1.
to remain undecided or unsettled.
2.
to hang.
3.
Obsolete. to depend.
Origin:
1490–1500; ≪ Latin pendēre to be suspended, hang, depend
1490–1500; ≪ Latin pendēre to be suspended, hang, depend
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pend (pɛnd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to await judgment or settlement |
| 2. | dialect to hang; depend |
| —n | |
| 3. | (Scot) an archway or vaulted passage |
| [C15: from Latin pendēre to hang; related to Latin pendere to suspend] | |
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