Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1917.tendō on page 1917
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tendere to stretch
tendere is a Latin Verb that primarily means to stretch.
Definitions for tendere
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
stretch, extend; go
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
To extend outwards or upwards, stretch or hold out, offer. (b) to direct, aim (weapons; also, glances).
- 2
To stretch out to a full length or extent, extend. (b) to spread or place over the full extent of anything. (c) to extend in time.
- 3
To stretch out (tents or other shelters). (b) (ellipt.) to pitch one's tents, encamp.
- 4
To stretch or spread out (a hunting-net, snare, etc.).
- 5
To exert strain on, pull tight. (b) to stretch back, draw (a bow, catapult, etc.); to string (a bow); to tighten the strings of, i.e. tune, (a musical instrument). (c) to pull tight over a frame, or sim.
Sentences with tendere
Latin to English
Conjugation table for tendere
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| tendō tendis tendit tendimus tenditis tendunt | tendēbam tendēbās tendēbat tendēbāmus tendēbātis tendēbant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| tetendī tetendistī tetendit tetendimus tetendistis tetendērunt / tetendēre | tetenderam tetenderās tetenderat tetenderāmus tetenderātis tetenderant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| tendam tendēs tendet tendēmus tendētis tendent | tetenderō tetenderis tetenderit tetenderimus tetenderitis tetenderint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| tendam tendās tendat tendāmus tendātis tendant | tenderem tenderēs tenderet tenderēmus tenderētis tenderent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| tetenderim tetenderis tetenderit tetenderimus tetenderitis tetenderint | tetendissem tetendissēs tetendisset tetendissēmus tetendissētis tetendissent |
Infinitive present tendere Infinitive perfect tetendisse Infinitive future tentūrum esse | Imperative present tende tendite Imperative future tenditō tenditō tenditōte tenduntō |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 488.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1917.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 124.
Bibliography
Allen, Joseph H. Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges: Founded on Comparative Grammar. Edited by James B. Greenough, George L. Kittredge, Albert A. Howard, and Benjamin L. D'Ooge. Boston, MA: Ginn & Company, 1903.
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th ed. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
Delatte, Louis, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard. Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language]. Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège (L.A.S.L.A.), 1981.
Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.
Gildersleeve, Basil L., and Gonzales Lodge. Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar: Third Edition, Revised, and Enlarged. 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan and Co., 1903.
Glare, Peter G.W. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Vols. 1-8. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1982.
Krüger, Bernd. "Latin Conjugation Tables." Cactus2000. Accessed May 5, 2023. https://latin.cactus2000.de/index.en.php.
Pierson, Nick. "Sound of Text." Accessed October 26, 2019. https://soundoftext.com.
Wheelock, Frederick M. Wheelock's Latin. 6th ed. Revised by Richard A. LaFleur. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "tendō, tendere, tetendī, tentum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed March 30, 2025. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/tendo-tendere-tetendi-tentum.
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Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 488.on page 488
