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propender

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin prōpendēre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɾopenˈdeɾ/ [pɾo.pẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: pro‧pen‧der

Verb

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propender (first-person singular present propendo, first-person singular preterite propendí, past participle propendido)

  1. (intransitive) to be inclined to
    • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 276:
      Propende a la desgracia llevar monedas de cobre en el bolsillo; el cobre indica pobreza y necesidad.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

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Further reading

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