WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pro•tend
(prō tend′),USA pronunciation [Archaic.]
v.t.
v.i.
v.t.
- to stretch forth.
- to extend in duration.
v.i.
- to stretch forward.
- Latin protendere to stretch out, extend, equivalent. to pro- pro-1 + tendere to stretch; see tend1
- late Middle English protenden 1400–50
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