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protend

🇬🇧 UK/prәu'tend/🇺🇸 US

Definitions

v.

To stretch or hold out; to extend forward.

伸出,伸展

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
proforward, for, before
+
tendstretch, extend
=protend

Common Collocations

  • 1.[protend outward]向外伸展
  • 2.[protend forward]向前伸出
  • 3.[protend toward]朝……延伸

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The ancient statue seemed to protend its stone arm toward the horizon.

  • 2.

    The branches protend over the narrow path, creating a natural canopy.

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