Etymological root

pendere

Latin

# pendere

**Type:** Etymological root
**Language:** Latin
**Slug:** pendere

## Words From This Root
- pensive - engaged in deep, often wistful or melancholy thought
- compendium - a concise but comprehensive summary of a subject
- dependability - the quality of being trustworthy and reliable
- dependency - the state of relying on or being controlled by something or someone
- expend - to spend or use up money, time, or energy
- impending - about to happen, especially something threatening or unwelcome
- pendant - a piece of jewelry that hangs from a chain worn around the neck
- perpendicular - at a right angle to a given line or surface; exactly upright
- propensity - a natural inclination or tendency to behave in a particular way
- appendage - a part attached or subordinate to a larger body
- impendent - impending; about to happen or threateningly near
- independency - the state of independence; a self-governing territory or church polity
- penchant - a strong habitual liking or inclination
- pending - awaiting decision or settlement; until
- undependable - not able to be relied upon
- appendix - a supplementary section at the end of a book, or a small organ off the intestine
- avoirdupois - the system of weights based on a sixteen-ounce pound; informally, bodily weight
- dependently - in a manner reliant on or contingent upon something else
- depender - one who depends on or relies upon another
- dispend - to spend or expend, especially money (archaic)
- equipoise - a state of equilibrium or balance between opposing forces
- expendable - able to be sacrificed or used up as not essential
- independentism - advocacy of political independence for a region or group
- interdependence - the condition of mutual dependence between parties or things
- overpoise - to outweigh or counterbalance; a preponderance of weight
- propense - naturally inclined or disposed toward something
- stipend - a fixed regular payment, especially an allowance or salary
- vilipend - to regard or treat as worthless; to disparage or vilify

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Words from this root(28)

/ˈpɛnsɪv/ engaged in deep, often wistful or melancholy thought Meaning Off Sound Off

/kəmˈpɛndiəm/ a concise but comprehensive summary of a subject Meaning Off Sound Off

dependability C2+

/dɪˌpɛndəˈbɪləti/ the quality of being trustworthy and reliable Meaning Off Sound Off

/dɪˈpɛndənsi/ the state of relying on or being controlled by something or someone Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪkˈspɛnd/ to spend or use up money, time, or energy Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/ about to happen, especially something threatening or unwelcome Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈpɛndənt/ a piece of jewelry that hangs from a chain worn around the neck Meaning Off Sound Off

perpendicular C2+

/ˌpɜrpənˈdɪkjələr/ at a right angle to a given line or surface; exactly upright Meaning Off Sound Off

/prəˈpɛnsəti/ a natural inclination or tendency to behave in a particular way Meaning Off Sound Off

/əˈpɛndɪdʒ/ a part attached or subordinate to a larger body Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪmˈpɛndənt/ impending; about to happen or threateningly near Meaning Off Sound Off

independency C2+

/ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənsi/ the state of independence; a self-governing territory or church polity Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈpɛntʃənt/ a strong habitual liking or inclination Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈpɛndɪŋ/ awaiting decision or settlement; until Meaning Off Sound Off

undependable C2+

/ˌʌndɪˈpɛndəbəl/ not able to be relied upon Meaning Off Sound Off

/əˈpɛndɪks/ a supplementary section at the end of a book, or a small organ off the intestine Meaning Off Sound Off

avoirdupois C2+

/ˌævɚdəˈpɔɪz/ the system of weights based on a sixteen-ounce pound; informally, bodily weight Meaning Off Sound Off

dependently C2+

/dɪˈpɛndəntli/ in a manner reliant on or contingent upon something else Meaning Off Sound Off

/dɪˈpɛndɚ/ one who depends on or relies upon another Meaning Off Sound Off

/dɪsˈpɛnd/ to spend or expend, especially money (archaic) Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɛkwɪˌpɔɪz/ a state of equilibrium or balance between opposing forces Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪkˈspɛndəbəl/ able to be sacrificed or used up as not essential Meaning Off Sound Off

independentism C2+

/ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntɪzəm/ advocacy of political independence for a region or group Meaning Off Sound Off

interdependence C2+

/ˌɪntɚdɪˈpɛndəns/ the condition of mutual dependence between parties or things Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌoʊvɚˈpɔɪz/ to outweigh or counterbalance; a preponderance of weight Meaning Off Sound Off

/prəˈpɛns/ naturally inclined or disposed toward something Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈstaɪpɛnd/ a fixed regular payment, especially an allowance or salary Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈvɪlɪpɛnd/ to regard or treat as worthless; to disparage or vilify Meaning Off Sound Off

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