tendendo

tending (toward), leaning (toward), stretching

→ tendere
tend stretch or extend + endo gerund
verb · present Rare #43,888
tending (toward), leaning (toward) Often used with "a" (e.g., "tendendo a") to express a tendency or direction.
IT: I prezzi stanno tendendo a salire.
EN: Prices are tending to rise.
stretching
IT: Sta tendendo la corda con attenzione.
EN: He is stretching the rope carefully.
Conjugation of tendere
Present
tendendo

Lo sta tendendo.

He's holding it out.

Noi abbiamo uno dei loro, quindi stanno tendendo una trappola.

We have one of theirs, so they're setting a trap.

— Un semplice incidente (2025)

Mary la sta tendendo.

Mary is holding it out.

Lei la sta tendendo.

She's holding it out.