Tend
121in|tend|ing — «ihn TEHN dihng», adjective. that is (such) in intention; planning or aiming to be; prospective: »intending immigrants …
122in|tend|ment — «ihn TEHND muhnt», noun. 1. Law. the manner of understanding or viewing something: »intendment of the law. 2. Obsolete. intention; design …
123non|at|tend|ance — «NON uh TEHN duhns», noun. failure or neglect to be present: »My notice to appear arrived a good two weeks before the specified date and warned of penalties for nonattendance (Maclean s). SYNONYM(S): absence …
124o|ver|ex|tend|ed — «OH vuhr ihk STEHN dihd», adjective. having greater liabilities than assets: »The American family, buying hard goods on the newly discovered installment plan, was equally exposed to the hazard of overextended credit (Bulletin of Atomic… …
125o|ver|ex|tend — «OH vuhr ihk STEHND», transitive verb. 1. to spread (something) out too far; to expand over too large an area: »[He] ... said Russia had overextended herself in her drive for world domination (New York Times). 2. Figurative. to overdo or belabor… …
126por|tend — «pr TEHND, pohr », transitive verb. 1. to indicate beforehand; give warning of; be a portent of: »Black clouds portend a storm. SYNONYM(S): foreshadow, betoken, forebode. 2. Obsolete. to mean. ╂[< Latin portendere < por before + tendere to… …
127pre|tend|er — «prih TEHN duhr», noun. 1. a person who pretends. 2. a person who lays claim, especially falsely, to a title or throne …
128pre|tend — «prih TEHND», verb, adjective. –v.t. 1. to claim falsely: »She pretended to like the meal so she wouldn t offend the hostess. 2. to claim falsely to have: »to pretend illness. 3. to claim: »I don t pretend to be a musician. Speak in honest… …
