tendere

Italian (Fiorentino)

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to tighten
  • (transitive) to stretch
  • (transitive) to crane the neck
  • (intransitive) to tend
  • (intransitive) to draw the bow

Etymology

Inherited from Latin tendere (extend, stretch, spread out, stretch out) inherited from Proto-Italic *tendō derived from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ten-

Gloss

stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex

Concept
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Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

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