propendeo
καλῶς γέ μου τὸν υἱὸν ὦ Στιλβωνίδη εὑρὼν ἀπιόντ' ἀπὸ γυμνασίου λελουμένον οὐκ ἔκυσας, οὐ προσεῖπας, οὐ προσηγάγου, οὐκ ὠρχιπέδισας, ὢν ἐμοὶ πατρικὸς φίλος → Ah! Is this well done, Stilbonides? You met my son coming from the bath after the gymnasium and you neither spoke to him, nor kissed him, nor took him with you, nor ever once felt his balls. Would anyone call you an old friend of mine?
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
prō-pendeo: di, sum, 2 (in Plaut. As. 2, 2, 39, the correct reading is propendes), v. n.,
I to hang forth or forward, hang down.
I Lit. (class.): ex ramis propendens, Plin. 26, 7, 20, § 36; Suet. Galb. 21: lanx propendet, Cic. Tusc. 5, 17, 51.—
II Trop.
A (The figure borrowed from the descending scale of a balance.) To weigh more, haec the preponderance: nec dependes nec propendes, weighest neither less nor more, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 39: si bona propendent, Cic. Tuse. 5, 31, 86.—
B To be inclined or disposed to any thing: si suā sponte quo impellimus, inclinant atque propendent, Cic. de Or. 2, 44, 18.—
C To be well disposed, favorable: inclinatione voluntatis propendere in aliquem, Cic. de Or. 2, 29, 129.—Hence, prō-pensus, a, um, P. a.
A Lit., hanging down (post-class.): propensum labrum, Sol. 20: propenso sesquipede, Pers. 1, 57 dub. —
2 Transf., = magno pene praeditus (post-class.), Capitol. Gord. 19.—
B Trop.
1 Inclining towards, coming near, approaching (class.); with ad: disputatio ad veritatis similitudinem propensior, Cic. N. D. 3, 40, 94: ad veritatem, id. Div. 1, 5, 9. —
2 Heavy, weighty, important (class.): illa de meā pecuniā ramenta fiat plumea propensior, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 4, 15: id fit propensius, more weighty, important, Cic. Par. 3, 2, 24.—
3 Inclined, disposed, prone to any thing (syn. proclivis); usually constr. with ad or in and acc.; rarely with dat.
(a) With ad: non tam propensus ad misericordiam, quam inclinatus ad severitatem videbatur, Cic. Rosc. Am. 30, 85: ad dicendum, id. Fin. 3, 20, 66: animus propensus ad salutem alicujus, id. Fam. 4, 13, 5: ad liberalitatem, id. Lael. 9, 31.—Comp.: paulo ad voluptates propensior, Cic. Off. 1, 30, 105: ad lenitatem, id. Mur. 31, 64: animus alius ad alia vitia propensior, id. Tusc. 4, 37, 81: sunt propensiores ad bene merendum quam ad reposcendum, id. Lael. 9, 32.—
(b) With in and acc.: propensus in alteram partem, Cic. Att. 8, 3, 4.—Comp.: propensior benignitas esse debebit in calamitosos, Cic. Off. 2, 18, 62: in neutram partem propensiores, id. Fin. 5, 11, 30.—
(g) With dat.: in divisione regni propensior fuisse Alexandro videbatur, more disposed to favor Alexander, Just. 16, 1, 2 (al. pro Alexandro).—
(d) Absol., well-disposed, favorable, willing, ready (class.): propenso animo aliquid facere, Cic. Att. 13, 21, 7; Liv. 37, 54: propensum favorem petiit, Ov. M. 14, 706.—Sup.: propensissimā civitatum voluntate, Auct. B. Alex. 26.—Hence, adv.: prōpensē, willingly, readily, with inclination (class.): conspiratio propense facta, Lentulus ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 15, 3.—Comp.: propensius senatum facturum, Liv. 37, 52: eoque propensius laudandus est, App. Flor. p. 98 Oud.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
prōpendĕō,¹⁵ dī, sum, ēre, intr.,
1 être penché en avant : Suet. Galba 21
