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slant
English
Etymology
Late Middle English, from a variant of the earlier form dialectical slent, from Old Norse or another North Germanic source, cognate with Old Norse slent, Swedish slinta (“to slip”), Norwegian slenta (“to fall on the side”), from Proto-Germanic *slintan?. Probably influenced by aslant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?slænt/, /?sl??nt/
- Hyphenation: slant
- Rhymes: -ænt, -??nt
Noun
slant (plural slants)
- A slope; an incline, inclination.
- A sloped surface or line.
- (mining) A run: a heading driven diagonally between the dip and strike of a coal seam.
- (typography) Synonym of slash ??/??, particularly in its use to set off pronunciations from other text.
- An oblique movement or course.
- (biology) A sloping surface in a culture medium.
- A pan with a sloped bottom used for holding paintbrushes.
- A container or surface bearing shallow sloping areas to hold watercolours.
- (US, obsolete) A sarcastic remark; shade, an indirect mocking insult.
- (slang) An opportunity, particularly to go somewhere.
- (Australia, slang) A crime committed for the purpose of being apprehended and transported to a major settlement.
- (originally US) A point of view, an angle.
- Synonym: bias
- (US) A look, a glance.
- (US, ethnic slur, derogatory) A person with slanting eyes, particularly an East Asian.
Synonyms
- (typography): See slash
Derived terms
- downslant
- slant bar
- slant height
- slant line
- slant of wind
- slant rhyme
- slant sight
Related terms
- slent
Translations
Verb
slant (third-person singular simple present slants, present participle slanting, simple past and past participle slanted)
- (transitive, intransitive) To lean, tilt or incline.
- If you slant the track a little more, the marble will roll down it faster.
- 1753, Robert Dodsley, Agriculture
- On the side of yonder slanting hill
- (transitive) To bias or skew.
- The group tends to slant its policies in favor of the big businesses it serves.
- (Scotland, intransitive) To lie or exaggerate.
Related terms
- aslant
- slent
Translations
Adjective
slant
- Sloping; oblique; slanted.
- 2015, Michael Z. Williamson, A Long Time Until Now
- By the eighth day, Alexander and Caswell had lashed together a hut with a slant roof […]
- 2015, Michael Z. Williamson, A Long Time Until Now
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Anagrams
- lants
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tend
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?nd/
- Rhymes: -?nd
Etymology 1
From Middle English *tenden, from Old French tendre (“to stretch, stretch out, hold forth, offer, tender”), from Latin tendere (“to stretch, stretch out, extend, spread out”).
Verb
tend (third-person singular simple present tends, present participle tending, simple past and past participle tended)
- (law, Old English law) To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
- (followed by a to-infinitive) To be likely, or probable to do something, or to have a certain habit or leaning. [from the mid-14th c.]
- (intransitive) To contribute to or toward some outcome.
Usage notes
- In sense 2, this is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive.
- See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Derived terms
- tendency
Related terms
- tense
- tension
- tent
- intend
Translations
See also
- be given to
Etymology 2
From Middle English tenden, by apheresis of attenden (“to attend”). More at attend.
Alternative forms
- 'tend (obsolete)
Verb
tend (third-person singular simple present tends, present participle tending, simple past and past participle tended)
- (with to) To look after (e.g. an ill person.) [from the early 14th c.]
- To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard.
- 1847, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Threnody
- There's not a sparrow or a wren, / There's not a blade of autumn grain, / Which the four seasons do not tend / And tides of life and increase lend.
- 1847, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Threnody
- To wait (upon), as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend.
- (obsolete) To await; to expect.
- (obsolete) To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.
- (transitive, nautical) To manage (an anchored vessel) when the tide turns, to prevent it from entangling the cable when swinging.
Synonyms
- (to look after): care for, minister to, nurse, see to, take care of
- (to accompany as an assistant): guard, look after, watch
- (to wait upon): See also Thesaurus:serve
- (to await): See also Thesaurus:wait for
- (to be attentive to): attend to
- (to manage when the tide turns):
Translations
Etymology 3
From Middle English tenden, from Old English tendan (“to kindle, set on fire”) (usually in compounds ?tendan, fortendan, ontendan), from Proto-Germanic *tandijan? (“to kindle”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Danish tænde (“to kindle”), Swedish tända (“to ignite”), Gothic ???????????????????????????? (tandjan, “to kindle”), Icelandic tendra (“to ignite”), German zünden (“to light, ignite, fire”). Related to tinder.
Alternative forms
- teend, tende, tind, tinde, teen
- teind, tynd, tynde, tine (Scotland)
Verb
tend (third-person singular simple present tends, present participle tending, simple past and past participle tended)
- (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To kindle; ignite; set on fire; light; inflame; burn.
Derived terms
- atend, attend
Translations
Further reading
- tend in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- tend in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- tend at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Dent, dent
Albanian
Alternative forms
- dend
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *tend-, from Proto-Indo-European *ten-d- (“to distend; draw, stretch (out)”). Cognate to Latin tendo (“to stretch (out), strain”). Present dendë with assimilation of the anlaut.
Verb
tend (first-person singular past tense denda, participle dendë)
- to stuff, cram, to compress
Related terms
- dynd
- trys
References
French
Verb
tend
- third-person singular present indicative of tendre
Anagrams
- dent
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