Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A pen; an inclosure.
  • To pen; confine; hamper; restrain.
  • To hang, as in a balance; await settlement; impend. See pending.
  • noun In Scotland, an arched or covered entrance or passage through a block of buildings into an open lane or close.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb rare To pen; to confine.
  • noun India Oil cake; penock.
  • intransitive verb rare To hang; to depend.
  • intransitive verb To be undecided, or in process of adjustment.

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  • verb obsolete, transitive To pen; to confine.

Etymologies

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Back-formation from pending.

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Compare pen ("to shut in").

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From Middle French pendre ("to hang"), and its source, Late Latin pendere, from Latin pendēre.

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Examples

  • Note the phrase pendēre animī, lit. _to be in suspense in one's mind_.

    New Latin Grammar Charles E. Bennett

  • He said all he could do was to "pend" the charge for 65 days, and that in the meantime I would have to call this other company to dispute the charge, since they were a "third party biller".

    Check Your AT&T Bill For Fraudulent Charges - The Consumerist 2009

  • Adjoining the refectory on the south-west is a large tower, beneath which runs St. Catherine's Wynd, through a "pend" or archway, whence it is called the "Pend Tower."

    Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys Herbert Story

  • There was a rush of angry men through the "pend" that led to his habitation, and he was dragged, panting and terrified, to the kirkyard before he understood what it all meant.

    Auld Licht Idylls 1898

  • He said all he could do was to "pend" the charge for 65 days, and that in the meantime I would have to call this other company to dispute the charge, since they were a "third party biller".

    pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator 2009

  • "pend" that led to his habitation, and he was dragged, panting and terrified, to the kirk-yard before he understood what it all meant.

    Auld Licht Idyls 1898

  • In a new Wall Street Journal survey, many economists ratcheted up their growth forecasts because of recent reports suggesting a greater willingness to s pend.

    Consumer and Business Spending to Spur Expanding U.S. Economy Phil Izzo 2011

  • All submitted comments are subject to the rules set forth in our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. from Visitor wrote 1 year 11 weeks ago well i personally have never fished the pend orville river but i saw a guy on t. v catch a huge muskie, silver lake is good to they have 50 inch fish.

    I Resolve To Catch A... Tim Romano 2008

  • Officials have confirmed that the white paper will include plans for some claimants to pend at least 30 hours a week for four weeks engaged in a "work activity" placement, such as picking up litter or gardening.

    Rowan Williams: Plans to force jobless into unpaid work are unfair Andrew Sparrow 2010

  • Ai hopez we all haz a happie an SAFE Amerikan Indie-pend-dance Day.

    Human.. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009

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  • "Later, when the cigarettes had become exhausted, Hawker volunteered to go after a further supply, and as he arose, a question seemed to come to the edge of Florinda's lips and pend there. The moment that the door was closed upon him she demanded, "What is that about the two violets?"

    Stephen Crane, The Third Violet

    September 22, 2007

  • Scots - an arched passageway, an entrance to a lane or courtyard.

    December 26, 2007