ending: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of ending
- depending«Word Popularity Bar5/5
depend
- verb be contingent upon (something that is elided)
- That depends
- verb have faith or confidence in
count; look; reckon; bet; calculate.
- you can count on me to help you any time
- Look to your friends for support
- You can bet on that!
- Depend on your family in times of crisis
- verb be contingent upon (something that is elided)
- extending«5/5
extend
- verb extend in scope or range or area
broaden; widen.
- The law was extended to all citizens
- widen the range of applications
- broaden your horizon
- Extend your backyard
- verb stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
go; run; lead; pass.
- Service runs all the way to Cranbury
- His knowledge doesn't go very far
- My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
- The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
- verb extend in scope or range or area
- sending«5/5
sending
- noun the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
- verb cause to go somewhere
direct; send.
- The explosion sent the car flying in the air
- She sent her children to camp
- He directed all his energies into his dissertation
- noun the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
- attending«5/5
attending
- noun the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
attention.
- noun the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
attendance.
- noun the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
- bending«5/5
bending
- noun movement that causes the formation of a curve
bend.
- noun the property of being bent or deflected
deflexion; deflection.
- noun movement that causes the formation of a curve
- spending«5/5
spending
- noun the act of spending or disbursing money
outlay; disbursement; disbursal.
- noun money paid out; an amount spent
outlay; outgo; expenditure.
- noun the act of spending or disbursing money
- lending«4/5
lending
- noun disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned
loaning.
- verb bestow a quality on
lend; contribute; add; bring; bestow; impart.
- Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company
- The music added a lot to the play
- She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings
- This adds a light note to the program
- noun disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned
- impending«4/5
impending
- adjective satellite close in time; about to occur
close at hand; impendent; at hand; imminent.
- retribution is at hand
- some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand
- in imminent danger
- his impending retirement
- verb be imminent or about to happen
impend.
- Changes are impending
- adjective satellite close in time; about to occur
- tending«4/5
tending
- noun the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
aid; attention; care.
- no medical care was required
- the old car needs constant attention
- verb have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
run; incline; lean; be given; tend.
- She tends to be nervous before her lectures
- These dresses run small
- He inclined to corpulence
- noun the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
- intending«4/5
intend
- verb have in mind as a purpose
think; mean.
- I mean no harm
- I only meant to help you
- She didn't think to harm me
- We thought to return early that night
- verb design or destine
destine; specify; designate.
- She was intended to become the director
- verb have in mind as a purpose
- recommending«4/5
recommend
- verb push for something
urge; advocate.
- The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day
- verb express a good opinion of
commend.
- verb push for something
- descending«4/5
descending
- adjective coming down or downward
- verb move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
go down; descend; come down; fall.
- The temperature is going down
- The barometer is falling
- The curtain fell on the diva
- Her hand went up and then fell again
- adjective coming down or downward
- ascending«4/5
ascending
- noun the act of changing location in an upward direction
ascension; rise; ascent.
- verb travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
ascend; go up.
- go up a ladder
- The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope
- noun the act of changing location in an upward direction
- blending«4/5
blending
- noun the act of blending components together thoroughly
blend.
- noun a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades
shading.
- noun the act of blending components together thoroughly
- defending«4/5
defending
- adjective satellite attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring
- verb argue or speak in defense of
defend; support; fend for.
- She supported the motion to strike
- adjective satellite attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring
- offending«4/5
offending
- adjective offending against or breaking a law or rule
- contracts offending against the statute were canceled
- verb cause to feel resentment or indignation
offend; pique.
- Her tactless remark offended me
- adjective offending against or breaking a law or rule
- contending«4/5
contend
- verb maintain or assert
postulate.
- He contended that Communism had no future
- verb have an argument about something
argue; debate; fence.
- verb maintain or assert
- pretending«4/5
pretending
- noun the act of giving a false appearance
pretence; feigning; pretense; simulation.
- his conformity was only pretending
- verb make believe with the intent to deceive
affect; feign; pretend; dissemble; sham.
- He feigned that he was ill
- He shammed a headache
- noun the act of giving a false appearance
- pending«4/5
pending
- adjective satellite awaiting conclusion or confirmation
- business still pending
- adjective satellite awaiting conclusion or confirmation
- amending«3/5
amend
- verb make amendments to
- amend the document
- verb to make better
better; ameliorate; meliorate; improve.
- The editor improved the manuscript with his changes
- verb make amendments to
- suspending«3/5
suspend
- verb hang freely
- The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them
- verb cause to be held in suspension in a fluid
- suspend the particles
- verb hang freely
- mending«3/5
mending
- noun garments that must be repaired
- noun the act of putting something in working order again
repair; reparation; fixing; fix; fixture; mend.
- noun garments that must be repaired
- transcending«3/5
transcend
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
exceed; surpass.
- Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds
- verb be superior or better than some standard
exceed; top; overstep; go past; pass.
- She exceeded our expectations
- She topped her performance of last year
- verb be greater in scope or size than some standard
- comprehending«3/5
comprehend
- verb get the meaning of something
grok; apprehend; dig; grasp; compass; savvy; get the picture.
- Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?
- verb to become aware of through the senses
perceive.
- I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon
- verb get the meaning of something
- condescending«3/5
condescending
- adjective satellite (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
patronizing; patronising; arch.
- verb behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
condescend.
- adjective satellite (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
- vending«3/5
vending
- noun the act of selling goods for a living
peddling; hawking; vendition.
- verb sell or offer for sale from place to place
monger; vend; pitch; peddle; hawk; huckster.
- noun the act of selling goods for a living
- rending«3/5
rending
- adjective satellite resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
splitting; ripping.
- the tree split with a great ripping sound
- heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward
- verb tear or be torn violently
rive; pull; rend; rip.
- The curtain ripped from top to bottom
- pull the cooked chicken into strips
- adjective satellite resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
- trending«3/5
trend
- noun a general direction in which something tends to move
tendency.
- the shoreward tendency of the current
- the trend of the stock market
- noun general line of orientation
course.
- the river takes a southern course
- the northeastern trend of the coast
- noun a general direction in which something tends to move
- unending«3/5
unending
- adjective satellite continuing forever or indefinitely
unceasing; perpetual; eternal; ageless; eonian; everlasting; aeonian.
- the ageless themes of love and revenge
- eternal truths
- life everlasting
- hell's perpetual fires
- the unending bliss of heaven
- adjective satellite continuing forever or indefinitely
- apprehending«3/5
apprehend
- verb get the meaning of something
grok; dig; comprehend; grasp; compass; savvy; get the picture.
- Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?
- verb take into custody
nab; cop; pick up; nail; arrest; collar.
- the police nabbed the suspected criminals
- verb get the meaning of something
- unbending«2/5
unbending
- adjective satellite incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances
inflexible; rigid.
- a rigid disciplinarian
- an inflexible law
- an unbending will to dominate
- verb straighten up or out; make straight
straighten; unbend.
- adjective satellite incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances
- expending«2/5
expending
- noun the act of spending money for goods or services
expenditure.
- verb use up, consume fully
use; expend.
- The legislature expended its time on school questions
- noun the act of spending money for goods or services
- wending«2/5
wend
- verb direct one's course or way
- wend your way through the crowds
- verb direct one's course or way
- distending«2/5
distend
- verb become wider
dilate.
- His pupils were dilated
- verb cause to expand as it by internal pressure
- The gas distended the animal's body
- verb become wider
- commending«2/5
commend
- verb express approval of
- verb present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence
- His paintings commend him to the artistic world
- verb express approval of
- fending«2/5
fend
- verb try to manage without help
- The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died
- verb withstand the force of something
resist; stand.
- The trees resisted her
- stand the test of time
- The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow
- verb try to manage without help
- appending«2/5
append
- verb add to the very end
affix; add on; supplement.
- He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language
- verb fix to; attach
tack on; tack; tag on; hang on.
- append a charm to the necklace
- verb add to the very end
- overspending«2/5
overspend
- verb spend more than available of (a budget)
- verb spend at a high rate
- verb spend more than available of (a budget)
- superintending«2/5
superintend
- verb watch and direct
oversee; manage; supervise.
- Who is overseeing this project?
- verb watch and direct
- befriending«2/5
befriend
- verb become friends with
- John and Eric soon became friends
- Have you made friends yet in your new environment?
- verb become friends with
- unpretending«2/5
unpretending
- adjective not ostentatious
unostentatious; unpretentious.
- his unostentatious office
- unostentatious elegance
- adjective not ostentatious
- unoffending«2/5
unoffending
- adjective not offending
- an unoffending motorist should not have been stopped
- adjective not causing anger or annoyance
inoffensive.
- inoffensive behavior
- adjective not offending
- heartrending«2/5
heartrending
- adjective satellite causing or marked by grief or anguish
heartbreaking; grievous.
- a grievous loss
- a grievous cry
- her sigh was heartbreaking
- the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter
- adjective satellite causing or marked by grief or anguish
- uncomprehending«2/5
uncomprehending
- adjective satellite lacking understanding
- tried to explain to her uncomprehending husband
- adjective satellite lacking understanding
- reoffending«2/5
- moneylending«2/5
- subtending«1/5
subtend
- verb be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry
delimit.
- verb be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry
- upending«1/5
upending
- noun turning upside down; setting on end
inversion.
- verb become turned or set on end
upend.
- the airplanes upended
- noun turning upside down; setting on end
- emending«1/5
emend
- verb make improvements or corrections to
- the text was emended in the second edition
- verb make improvements or corrections to
- portending«1/5
portend
- verb indicate by signs
omen; prefigure; auspicate; bode; betoken; foreshadow; predict; foretell; augur; prognosticate; forecast; presage.
- These signs bode bad news
- verb indicate by signs
- underspending«1/5
underspend
- verb spend less than the whole of (a budget, for example)
- verb spend at less than the normal rate
- verb spend less than the whole of (a budget, for example)
- misspending«1/5
misspend
- verb spend time badly or unwisely
- He misspent his youth
- verb spend (money or other resources) unwisely
- verb spend time badly or unwisely
- reprehending«1/5
reprehend
- verb express strong disapproval of
- verb express strong disapproval of
- misapprehending«1/5
misapprehend
- verb interpret in the wrong way
misinterpret; misunderstand; misconceive; be amiss; misconstrue.
- Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism
- She misconstrued my remarks
- verb interpret in the wrong way
- scending«1/5
scend
- verb rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
surge.
- the boats surged
- verb rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
- overextending«1/5
overextend
- verb strain excessively
overstrain.
- He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment
- verb strain excessively
- hyperextending«1/5
hyperextend
- verb extend a joint beyond its normal range
- Don't hyperextend your elbow
- verb extend a joint beyond its normal range
- prehending«1/5
prehend
- verb take hold of; grab
clutch; seize.
- The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter
- She clutched her purse
- The mother seized her child by the arm
- Birds of prey often seize small mammals
- verb take hold of; grab
- weekending«1/5
weekend
- noun a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday
- verb spend the weekend
- noun a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday
- bartending«1/5
bartending
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- goaltending«1/5
- resending«1/5
- prepending«1/5
- outspending«1/5
outspend
Outlay; expenditure. R.A mere outspend of savageness. I. Taylor.
- interlending«1/5
- overlending«1/5
- relending«1/5
Suffixes of ending
- endings«Word Popularity Bar4/5
ending
- noun the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
termination.
- I don't like words that have -ism as an ending
- noun the act of ending something
termination; conclusion.
- the termination of the agreement
- noun the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
Derived words of ending
- condescendingly«Word Popularity Bar2/5
condescendingly
- adverb with condescension; in a patronizing manner
patronisingly; patronizingly.
- he treats his secretary condescendingly
- adverb with condescension; in a patronizing manner
- lendings«1/5
lending
- noun disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned
loaning.
- verb bestow a quality on
lend; contribute; add; bring; bestow; impart.
- Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company
- The music added a lot to the play
- She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings
- This adds a light note to the program
- noun disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned
- attendings«1/5
attending
- noun the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
attention.
- noun the act of being present (at a meeting or event etc.)
attendance.
- noun the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
- blendings«1/5
blending
- noun the act of blending components together thoroughly
blend.
- noun a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades
shading.
- noun the act of blending components together thoroughly
- sendings«1/5
sending
- noun the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
- verb cause to go somewhere
direct; send.
- The explosion sent the car flying in the air
- She sent her children to camp
- He directed all his energies into his dissertation
- noun the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
- bendings«1/5
bending
- noun movement that causes the formation of a curve
bend.
- noun the property of being bent or deflected
deflexion; deflection.
- noun movement that causes the formation of a curve
- spendings«1/5
spending
- noun the act of spending or disbursing money
outlay; disbursement; disbursal.
- noun money paid out; an amount spent
outlay; outgo; expenditure.
- noun the act of spending or disbursing money
- contendings«1/5
contend
- verb maintain or assert
postulate.
- He contended that Communism had no future
- verb have an argument about something
argue; debate; fence.
- verb maintain or assert
- unendingly«1/5
unendingly
- adverb with unflagging resolve
incessantly; ceaselessly; unceasingly; continuously; endlessly.
- dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste
- adverb with unflagging resolve
- uncomprehendingly«1/5
uncomprehending
- adjective satellite lacking understanding
- tried to explain to her uncomprehending husband
- adjective satellite lacking understanding
- comprehendingly«1/5
comprehend
- verb get the meaning of something
grok; apprehend; dig; grasp; compass; savvy; get the picture.
- Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?
- verb to become aware of through the senses
perceive.
- I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon
- verb get the meaning of something
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `ending`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `ending`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `ending`, some are not.
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