tend

tend¹

(tĕnd)

intr.v. tend·ed, tend·ing, tends

1. To have a tendency: paint that tends toward bubbling and peeling over time.

2. To be disposed or inclined: tends toward exaggeration.

3. To move or extend in a certain direction: Our ship tended northward.

[Middle English tenden, from Old French tendre, from Latin tendere; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

tend²

(tĕnd)

v. tend·ed, tend·ing, tends

v.tr.

1. To have the care of; watch over; look after: tend a child.

2. To manage the activities and transactions of; run: tend bar; tend a store in the owner's absence.

v.intr.

1. To be an attendant or servant.

2. To apply one's attention; attend: no time to tend to my diary.

[Middle English tenden, short for attenden, to wait on; see attend.]

Synonyms: tend², attend, mind, minister, watch
These verbs mean to have the care or supervision of something: tended her plants; attends the sick; minded the neighbor's children; ministered to flood victims; watched the house while the owners were away.

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tend

(tɛnd)

1. (when tr, takes an infinitive) to have a general disposition (to do something); be inclined: children tend to prefer sweets to meat.

2. (intr) to have or be an influence (towards a specific result); be conducive: the party atmosphere tends to hilarity.

3. (intr) to go or move (in a particular direction): to tend to the south.

[C14: from Old French tendre, from Latin tendere to stretch]

tend

(tɛnd)

1. (tr) to care for: to tend wounded soldiers.

2. (when: intr, often foll by to) to attend (to): to tend to someone's needs.

3. (tr) to handle or control: to tend a fire.

4. informal chiefly (often foll by: to) US and Canadian to pay attention

[C14: variant of attend]

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tend¹

(tɛnd)

v.i.

1. to be disposed or inclined in action, operation, or effect to do something: The particles tend to unite.

2. to be disposed toward an idea, emotion, way of thinking, etc.

3. to lead or conduce, as to some result or condition: measures tending to safer working conditions.

4. to be inclined to or have a tendency toward a particular quality, state, or degree: This wine tends toward the sweet side.

5. (of a course, road, etc.) to lead or be directed in a particular direction (usu. fol. by to, toward, etc.).

[1300–50; Middle English < Middle French tendre < Latin tendere to stretch, extend, proceed]

tend²

(tɛnd)

v.t.

1. to attend to by work or services, care, etc.: to tend a fire.

2. to watch over and care for; minister to: to tend the sick.

3. to handle or attend to (a rope).

v.i.

4. to attend by action, care, etc. (usu. fol. by to).

5. tend on or upon,Archaic. to attend or wait upon; serve.

[1300–50; Middle English, aph. variant of attend]

tend

Past participle: tended
Gerund: tending

Imperative
tend
tend

Present
I tend
you tend
he/she/it tends
we tend
you tend
they tend

Preterite
I tended
you tended
he/she/it tended
we tended
you tended
they tended

Present Continuous
I am tending
you are tending
he/she/it is tending
we are tending
you are tending
they are tending

Present Perfect
I have tended
you have tended
he/she/it has tended
we have tended
you have tended
they have tended

Past Continuous
I was tending
you were tending
he/she/it was tending
we were tending
you were tending
they were tending

Past Perfect
I had tended
you had tended
he/she/it had tended
we had tended
you had tended
they had tended

Future
I will tend
you will tend
he/she/it will tend
we will tend
you will tend
they will tend

Future Perfect
I will have tended
you will have tended
he/she/it will have tended
we will have tended
you will have tended
they will have tended

Future Continuous
I will be tending
you will be tending
he/she/it will be tending
we will be tending
you will be tending
they will be tending

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tending
you have been tending
he/she/it has been tending
we have been tending
you have been tending
they have been tending

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tending
you will have been tending
he/she/it will have been tending
we will have been tending
you will have been tending
they will have been tending

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tending
you had been tending
he/she/it had been tending
we had been tending
you had been tending
they had been tending

Conditional
I would tend
you would tend
he/she/it would tend
we would tend
you would tend
they would tend

Past Conditional
I would have tended
you would have tended
he/she/it would have tended
we would have tended
you would have tended
they would have tended

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Verb

tend - have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"

be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

take kindly to - be willing or inclined to accept; "He did not take kindly to my critical remarks"

suffer - be given to; "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much"

gravitate - move toward; "The conversation gravitated towards politics"

tend - have care of or look after; "She tends to the children"

garden - work in the garden; "My hobby is gardening"

attend, take care, look, see - take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"

shepherd - tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats

tend - manage or run; "tend a store"

take care, mind - be in charge of or deal with; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements"

stoke - stir up or tend; of a fire

tend

verb

1. be inclined, be likely, be liable, have a tendency, be apt, be prone, trend, lean, incline, be biased, be disposed, gravitate, have a leaning, have an inclination Lighter cars tend to be noisy.

2. favour, lean, be biased, gravitate, show a preference for Artists and intellectuals often tend towards left-wing views.

tend

verb

1. take care of, look after, care for, keep, watch, serve, protect, feed, handle, attend, guard, nurse, see to, nurture, minister to, cater for, keep an eye on, wait on, watch over For years he tended her in her illness.
take care of ignore, overlook, neglect, disregard

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tend¹

verb

To have a tendency or inclination:

tend²

verb

1. To have the care and supervision of:

2. To prepare (soil) for the planting and raising of crops:

Translations

يَرْعى، يَعْتَني بِيكونُ ميّالا إلىيَميل في حَرَكَتِهيَنْزَعُ إِلَى

být náchylnýhlídatmít tendencipečovatstáčet se

hælde tilhave tendens tilvogte

flegi

kippuma

olla taipuvainen johonkin

biti sklon

hætta/hafa tilhneigingu tilsjá um, sinnasveigja til

傾向がある

경향이 있다

koptmēgtrūpētiessasvērtiessliekties

byť náchylnýstáčať sa

biti nagnjen k

vårda

โน้มเอียง

có xu hướng

tend

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tend¹

(tend) verb

to take care of; to look after. A shepherd tends his sheep.

ˈtender noun

1. a person who looks after something. a bartender.

2. a small boat which carries stores or passengers to and from a larger boat.

tend²

(tend) verb

1. to be likely (to do something); to do (something) frequently. Plants tend to die in hot weather; He tends to get angry.

2. to move, lean or slope in a certain direction. This bicycle tends to(wards) the left.

ˈtendency – plural ˈtendencies – noun

likelihood; inclination. He has a tendency to forget things.

tend

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