pend

pendverb詞源 1/pɛnd/

• 1

  obsoleteTo hang down; to cause something to hang down

• 2

  obsoleteTo arch over (something); to vault.

• 3

  obsoleteTo hang in reliance on; to depend (on or upon); to be contingent on.

  • pending upon certain powerful motives

pendnoun詞源 1/pɛnd/

• 1

  An archway; especially, a vaulted passageway leading through a tenement-style building from the main street, giving access to the rear of the building or an internal courtyard.

pendverb詞源 2/pɛnd/

• 1

  obsoleteTo pen; to confine.

  • soche frowarde creatures as many women are, ought rather to be pended vp in a cage of iron

pendverb詞源 3/pɛnd/

• 1

  To consider pending; to delay or postpone (something).

  • The latest list of detainees would be pended and they would be allowed to return to their homes on a temporary basis.

pendnoun詞源 4/pɛnd/

• 1

  oil cake