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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin prōpendēre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾopenˈdeɾ/
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: pro‧pen‧der
Verb
propender (first-person singular present propendo, first-person singular preterite propendí, past participle propendido)
- (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)
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