Meaning
to lean towards
- to be inclined toward an opinion, hypothesis, or choice
In a sentence
La commissione propende per l'approvazione del progetto iniziale.
The committee leans toward approving the initial project.
Per quale soluzione propende la maggioranza degli esperti?
Which solution does the majority of experts favor?
Non propendo per questa ipotesi perché mancano prove decisive.
I do not lean toward this hypothesis because decisive evidence is lacking.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| propendere | infinitive |
| propendo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| propendi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| propende | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| propendiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| propendete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| propendono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| propendevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| propendevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| propendeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| propendevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| propendevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| propendevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| propendei | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| propendesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| propendé | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| propendemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| propendeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| propenderono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| propenderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| propenderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| propenderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| propenderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| propenderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| propenderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| propenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| propenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| propenda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| propendiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| propendiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| propendano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| propendessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| propendessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| propendesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| propendessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| propendeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| propendessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| propenderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| propenderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| propenderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| propenderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| propendereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| propenderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| propendi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| propendiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| propendete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| propendendo | gerund |
| propenso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Formal: used mainly in formal, journalistic, or intellectual registers.
- Takes the preposition 'per' before a noun or infinitive: 'propendere per qualcosa'.
- past participle propenso