# pend

> English word · Verb · IPA /pɛnd/ · frequency rank #82,651

## Definitions
1. To hang down; to cause something to hang down
2. To arch over (something); to vault.
3. To hang in reliance on; to depend (on or upon); to be contingent on.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French pendre (“to hang”), from Late Latin pendĕre, from Latin pendēre.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pend