LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbsecond conjugation, no passive

prōpendeō

prōpendeō (present infinitive prōpendēre, perfect active prōpendī, supine prōpēnsum)
Classical[proːˈpɛn.de.oː]Ecclesiastical[proˈpɛn.de.o]

Meaning

  1. to hang down, forth or forward
  2. figurativelyto weigh more, preponderate
  3. figurativelyto be inclined, disposed to, favourable

Conjugation conjugation 2

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.prōpendeōprōpendēbamprōpendēbōprōpendīprōpenderamprōpenderō
2nd sg.prōpendēsprōpendēbāsprōpendēbisprōpendistīprōpenderāsprōpenderis
3rd sg.prōpendetprōpendēbatprōpendēbitprōpenditprōpenderatprōpenderit
1st pl.prōpendēmusprōpendēbāmusprōpendēbimusprōpendimusprōpenderāmusprōpenderimus
2nd pl.prōpendētisprōpendēbātisprōpendēbitisprōpendistisprōpenderātisprōpenderitis
3rd pl.prōpendentprōpendēbantprōpendēbuntprōpendērunt
prōpendēre		prōpenderantprōpenderint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.prōpendeamprōpendēremprōpenderimprōpendissem
2nd sg.prōpendeāsprōpendērēsprōpenderīsprōpendissēs
3rd sg.prōpendeatprōpendēretprōpenderitprōpendisset
1st pl.prōpendeāmusprōpendērēmusprōpenderīmusprōpendissēmus
2nd pl.prōpendeātisprōpendērētisprōpenderītisprōpendissētis
3rd pl.prōpendeantprōpendērentprōpenderintprōpendissent
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.prōpendē—
pres. 2nd pl.prōpendēte—
fut. 2nd sg.prōpendētō—
fut. 3rd sg.prōpendētō—
fut. 2nd pl.prōpendētōte—
fut. 3rd pl.prōpendentō—
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveprōpendēre—
perfect infinitiveprōpendisse—
future infinitiveprōpēnsūrum esse—
present participleprōpendēns—
future participleprōpēnsūrus
prōpēnsūra, prōpēnsūrā, prōpēnsūrae, prōpēnsūram, prōpēnsūrārum, prōpēnsūrās, prōpēnsūre, prōpēnsūrī, prōpēnsūrīs, prōpēnsūrō, prōpēnsūrōrum, prōpēnsūrōs, prōpēnsūrum		—
gerundprōpendendī, prōpendendō, prōpendendumsupineprōpēnsum, prōpēnsū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

propensum, proclivem esse ad aliquid (opp. alienum, aversum esse, abhorrere ab aliqua re)
to have an inclination for a thing.

prō-pendeo, di, sum, 2 (in Plaut. As. 2, 2, 39, the correct reading is propendes), v. n.,
I. to hang forth or forward, hang down.
I. Lit. (class.): ex ramis propendens, Plin. 26, 7, 20, § 36; Suet. Galb. 21: lanx propendet, Cic. Tusc. 5, 17, 51.—
II. Trop.
A. (The figure borrowed from the descending scale of a balance.) To weigh more, haec the preponderance: nec dependes nec propendes, weighest neither less nor more, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 39: si bona propendent, Cic. Tuse. 5, 31, 86.—
B. To be inclined or disposed to any thing: si suā sponte quo impellimus, inclinant atque propendent, Cic. de Or. 2, 44, 18.—
C. To be well disposed, favorable: inclinatione voluntatis propendere in aliquem, Cic. de Or. 2, 29, 129.—Hence, prō-pensus, a, um, P. a.
A. Lit., hanging down (post-class.): propensum labrum, Sol. 20: propenso sesquipede, Pers. 1, 57 dub. —
2. Transf., = magno pene praeditus (post-class.), Capitol. Gord. 19.—
B. Trop.
1. Inclining towards, coming near, approaching (class.); with ad: disputatio ad veritatis similitudinem propensior, Cic. N. D. 3, 40, 94: ad veritatem, id. Div. 1, 5, 9. —
2. Heavy, weighty, important (class.): illa de meā pecuniā ramenta fiat plumea propensior, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 4, 15: id fit propensius, more weighty, important, Cic. Par. 3, 2, 24.—
3. Inclined, disposed, prone to any thing (syn. proclivis); usually constr. with ad or in and acc.; rarely with dat.
(a). With ad: non tam propensus ad misericordiam, quam inclinatus ad severitatem videbatur, Cic. Rosc. Am. 30, 85: ad dicendum, id. Fin. 3, 20, 66: animus propensus ad salutem alicujus, id. Fam. 4, 13, 5: ad liberalitatem, id. Lael. 9, 31.—Comp.: paulo ad voluptates propensior, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 105: ad lenitatem, id. Mur. 31, 64: animus alius ad alia vitia propensior, id. Tusc. 4, 37, 81: sunt propensiores ad bene merendum quam ad reposcendum, id. Lael. 9, 32.—
(b). With in and acc.: propensus in alteram partem, Cic. Att. 8, 3, 4.—Comp.: propensior benignitas esse debebit in calamitosos, Cic. Off. 2, 18, 62: in neutram partem propensiores, id. Fin. 5, 11, 30.—
(g). With dat.: in divisione regni propensior fuisse Alexandro videbatur, more disposed to favor Alexander, Just. 16, 1, 2 (al. pro Alexandro).—
(d). Absol., well-disposed, favorable, willing, ready (class.): propenso animo aliquid facere, Cic. Att. 13, 21, 7; Liv. 37, 54: propensum favorem petiit, Ov. M. 14, 706.—Sup.: propensissimā civitatum voluntate, Auct. B. Alex. 26.—Hence, adv.: prōpensē, willingly, readily, with inclination (class.): conspiratio propense facta, Lentulus ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 15, 3.—Comp.: propensius senatum facturum, Liv. 37, 52: eoque propensius laudandus est, App. Flor. p. 98 Oud.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  6. Proto-Italic*pro-
  7. Latinprōpendeō

Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- Proto-Indo-European *(s)pn̥d-éh₁ye-ti Proto-Italic *pendējō Proto-Italic *pendēō Latin pendeō Latin prōpendeō From prō- + pendeō (“to be suspended, hang”).

Descendants
  • Catalanpropendir
  • Italianpropendere
  • Portuguesepropender
  • Spanishpropender
  • Galicianpropender
  • Sicilianprupènniri

Quick answers

What does prōpendeō mean in Latin?
prōpendeō, a verb, means “to hang down, forth or forward; to weigh more, preponderate; to be inclined, disposed to, favourable”.
What are the principal parts of prōpendeō?
prōpendeō, prōpendēre, prōpendī, prōpēnsum (second conjugation, no passive).
How do you pronounce prōpendeō?
In classical Latin, [proːˈpɛn.de.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [proˈpɛn.de.o].
Where does prōpendeō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *pér → Proto-Indo-European *pró → Proto-Indo-European *pro- → Proto-Italic *pro- → Latin prōpendeō.