retendo

Galician

Verb

retendo

  1. gerund of reter

Latin

Etymology

From re- (back; again) +‎ tendō (stretch, strive for).

Pronunciation

Verb

retendō (present infinitive retendere, perfect active retendī, supine retentum or retēnsum); third conjugation

  1. to unbend, slacken, relax

Conjugation

References

  • retendo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • retendo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • retendo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Verb

retendo

  1. gerund of reter