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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DISTEND

From Latin distendere, from dis-1 + tendere to stretch.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DISTEND

distend  [dɪˈstɛnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISTEND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Distend is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb distend in English.

WHAT DOES DISTEND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of distend in the English dictionary

The first definition of distend in the dictionary is to expand or be expanded by or as if by pressure from within; swell; inflate. Other definition of distend is to stretch out or extend. Distend is also to magnify in importance; exaggerate.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DISTEND

PRESENT

Present
I distend
you distend
he/she/it distends
we distend
you distend
they distend
Present continuous
I am distending
you are distending
he/she/it is distending
we are distending
you are distending
they are distending
Present perfect
I have distended
you have distended
he/she/it has distended
we have distended
you have distended
they have distended
Present perfect continuous
I have been distending
you have been distending
he/she/it has been distending
we have been distending
you have been distending
they have been distending
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I distended
you distended
he/she/it distended
we distended
you distended
they distended
Past continuous
I was distending
you were distending
he/she/it was distending
we were distending
you were distending
they were distending
Past perfect
I had distended
you had distended
he/she/it had distended
we had distended
you had distended
they had distended
Past perfect continuous
I had been distending
you had been distending
he/she/it had been distending
we had been distending
you had been distending
they had been distending
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will distend
you will distend
he/she/it will distend
we will distend
you will distend
they will distend
Future continuous
I will be distending
you will be distending
he/she/it will be distending
we will be distending
you will be distending
they will be distending
Future perfect
I will have distended
you will have distended
he/she/it will have distended
we will have distended
you will have distended
they will have distended
Future perfect continuous
I will have been distending
you will have been distending
he/she/it will have been distending
we will have been distending
you will have been distending
they will have been distending
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would distend
you would distend
he/she/it would distend
we would distend
you would distend
they would distend
Conditional continuous
I would be distending
you would be distending
he/she/it would be distending
we would be distending
you would be distending
they would be distending
Conditional perfect
I would have distend
you would have distend
he/she/it would have distend
we would have distend
you would have distend
they would have distend
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been distending
you would have been distending
he/she/it would have been distending
we would have been distending
you would have been distending
they would have been distending
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you distend
we let´s distend
you distend
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to distend
Past participle
distended
Present Participle
distending
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISTEND


attend
əˈtɛnd
bartend
ˈbɑːˌtɛnd
coattend
ˌkəʊəˈtɛnd
coextend
ˌkəʊɪkˈstɛnd
contend
kənˈtɛnd
extend
ɪkˈstɛnd
hyperextend
ˌhaɪpərɪkˈstɛnd
intend
ɪnˈtɛnd
Ostend
ɒsˈtɛnd
overextend
ˌəʊvərɪkˈstɛnd
portend
pɔːˈtɛnd
pretend
prɪˈtɛnd
protend
prəʊˈtɛnd
repetend
ˈrɛpɪˌtɛnd
subtend
səbˈtɛnd
superintend
ˌsuːpərɪnˈtɛnd
tend
tɛnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISTEND

distant early warning line
distantly
distaste
distasteful
distastefully
distastefulness
distelfink
distemper
distemperate
distemperature
distended
distensibility
distensible
distensile
distension
distensive
distent
distention
disthene
disthrone

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISTEND

at an end
bend
blend
come to an end
convertend
depend
end
friend
girlfriend
legend
misintend
mistend
obtend
recommend
send
spend
stend
the end
trend
weekend

Synonyms and antonyms of distend in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISTEND»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «distend» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of distend

Translation of «distend» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISTEND

Find out the translation of distend to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of distend from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «distend» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

扩张
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

distender
570 millions of speakers

English

distend
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तान देना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انتفخ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разбухают
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

distender
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

distemperature
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

distendre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Distemperature
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dehnen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

膨張させる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

넓히다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Distemperature
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phình lên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

distemperature
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दळणवळण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

distemperature
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

distendersi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozciągać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розбухають
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dilata
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φουσκώνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

opzwellen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

distend
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

distend
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of distend

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISTEND»

The term «distend» is regularly used and occupies the 75.289 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISTEND» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «distend» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «distend» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about distend

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISTEND»

Discover the use of distend in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to distend and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fundamentals of Nursing
Apply tourniquet 5 lo 6 inches above the venipuncture site to obstruct venous blood flow and distend the view. Direct the ends of the tourniquet away from the site of entry. Check to be sure that the radial pulse is still present. 9. Ask the client to ...
B T Basavanthappa, 2003
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A Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibi ... ...
To stretch or spread in all directions; to dilate ; to enlarge ; to expand ; to swell ; as, to distend a bladder; to distend the bowels ; to distend the lungs. [This is the appropriate sense of the word.] 2. To spread apart; to divaricate; as, to dis tend the ...
Noah Webster, 1832
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Amharic-English dictionary: H - N.
watmad trap, snare (for catching animals) (see m<*»£) (Dm£ wattara B to stretch ( a string, a hide), to make taut, to distend; to strain at (chains); to pose a difficult question (teacher: pupil), to harass an opponent by questioning him about various ...
Thomas Leiper Kane, 1990
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
distend. F. distress. distend. verb the pressure acts to distend blood vessels: swell, bloat, bulge, puff out/ up, blow up/out, expand, dilate, inflate, enlarge; rare tumefy, intumesce. wANTONYMS shrink, contract.
Maurice Waite, 2009
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The Amazing Illustrated Word Game Memory Books: Twenty-One ...
Swollen STINTED - Limited vv (As a drunk Mr.) ^ЕМШТП (writes, he Ss) DEOTINE (for a bad tome wSth a) DEIMTX (sSnce some) DOMTTES (So the rock candy he) ШТЕNo (to eat wBDD make) WDE^TS (So his) DEmwS, (and DISTEND (his ...
Frank H. Gaertner, 2010
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Hollywood Stars
“Can you get to the part where you began to distend, my love?” I said lovingly. “I didn't just start to distend,” said Argelio. “I wanted to distend.” “What do you mean, you wanted to distend?” I said. “That's exactly what I mean,” he said. “And..
George Rizo, 2003
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Fundamentals of Respiratory Physiology
Factors Affecting Compliance of Lungs (i) Inflated lungs: Compliance is less as more pressure is required to distend the already inflated lungs for a corresponding volume. (ii) Effect of gravity: More distended alveoli at the apex of lungs in ...
A. S. Chakrabarty, Kaveri Chakrabarty, 2007
8
Syringomyelia and the Chiari Malformations
Distend. the. Third. and. Lateral. Ventricles. Mechanical forces are known to exert intrinsic effects on cellular synthesis; for example, compression and tension are factors in the induction of calcification and bone formation.25 As a result of ...
John A. Anson, Edward C. Benzel, Issam A. Awad, 1997
9
Clinical Respiratory Medicine: Expert Consult - Online and Print
The relative stiffness (or elastance) of the lung and the chest wall define what proportion of PAW is used to distend the chest wall and what proportion is used to distend the lung (Figure 32-15). For example, if the elastance of the chest wall is ...
Stephen G. Spiro, Gerard A Silvestri, Alvar Agustí, 2012
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Radiography of the Dog and Cat: Guide to Making and ...
As needed, infuse additional contrast medium to adequately distend bladder. 7. Bladder wall integrity is best evaluated by making radiographs during infusion: a. Extravasated ionic contrast medium needs to be detected quickly because it is ...
M. C. Muhlbauer, S. K. Kneller, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISTEND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term distend is used in the context of the following news items.
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Colorado Garden to-do list: Harvest garlic, watch for insects
Galls can distend plant tissue and appear as if the leaf or stem has one or many "tumors." They're caused by a feeding or egg-laying insect or ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
2
The Crimson Hour: The Mule-Pivot Formula
... the pavement quicken toward the gates, we cease to measure the length of the day with clocks, whose ticks and tocks now distend ever more ... «The Good Phight, Jul 15»
3
The all-flash market will grotesquely distend in five years, says Gartner
Gartner thinks the all-flash array market will expand at a 37 per cent compound annual growth rate, embiggening from $1.43bn in 2014 to about ... «The Register, Jun 15»
4
Judicial Watch Challenges Gerrymandering
Because voters do not choose where to live so as to suit the purposes of legislators trying to draw gerrymandered districts, they must distend, ... «Newsmax, Jun 15»
5
Prasad 2.0, up and running
The whites of his eyes distend and a lunatic's smile cleaves his face in two. When he screams at the umpire, he is appealing for a wicket, but ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jun 15»
6
How to prevent deformed fingers
... these supporting structures get affected due to prolonged joint inflammation (swelling) they get out of place and distend and deformity occurs, ... «The Hans India, Jun 15»
7
Judicial Watch Files Voter Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality of …
Because voters do not choose where to live so as to suit the purposes of legislators trying to draw gerrymandered districts, they must distend, ... «Digital Journal, Jun 15»
8
Athletes feel the squeeze of compression socks and sleeves
"A lot of times when you are on your feet for a long period of time, such as in a marathon, it causes your veins to distend in your legs and it's ... «Colorado Springs Gazette, Jun 15»
9
Shed Pounds by Inhibiting Cellular Fat Storage
Past a certain point, adipocytes distend and become bloated, much in the same way your belly does. Not all adipocytes are the same. While fat ... «ProHealth, Jun 15»
10
TV Minus the TV: Game of Thrones does it for the watch, and …
... up ever-more gruesome ways to mutilate and distend the human body. 3 Hannibal is the latest in a long line of television shows about fraught ... «Random Nerds, Jun 15»

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