English Explanatory Dictionary

protend

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To hold out; to stretch forth.
  2. To consciously experience in anticipation; to experience protention.

Pronunciation

/pɹəʊˈtɛnd/

Word forms

protend protends protending protended

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin protendere, from pro (“before, forth”) + tendere (“to stretch”).

Related words

protension protensive protention
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