distendere

See also: distenderé

Italian

Etymology

From Latin distendere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /disˈtɛn.de.re/
  • Rhymes: -ɛndere
  • Hyphenation: di‧stèn‧de‧re

Verb

distèndere (first-person singular present distèndo, first-person singular past historic distési, past participle distéso, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to stretch out (a limb, etc.)
  2. to relax (a muscle, etc.)
  3. to extend
  4. to spread (a tablecloth, etc.)
  5. to hang out (washing)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Latin

Verb

distendēre

  1. inflection of distendō:
    1. third-person plural perfect active indicative
    2. second-person singular future passive indicative

Verb

distendere

  1. inflection of distendō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative