pendere

In a sentence

Usage notes

• Mostly literary or formal in modern Italian. In everyday speech, speakers often prefer appendere, essere appeso, inclinarsi, or propendere depending on context.
• For physical hanging, pendere often suggests dangling or slanting, not simply being attached. Don't use it automatically for every English 'hang.'
• In figurative opinion contexts, use pendere toward a side or choice; propendere per is usually more common in contemporary usage.

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