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Definition of 'tend'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

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

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

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

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

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

6. (v.t.) tend
to attend to by work or services, care, etc.:
to tend a fire.

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

8.  tend
to handle or attend to (a rope).

9. (v.i.) tend
to attend by action, care, etc. (usu. fol. by to).

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

Etymology: (1300–50; ME, aph. var. of attend)

Definition of 'tend'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) tend, be given, lean, incline, run
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"

2. (verb) tend
have care of or look after
"She tends to the children"

3. (verb) tend
manage or run
"tend a store"

Definition of 'tend'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) tend
to be likely to do sth
I tend to do laundry on the weekend.; People tend to believe that climate change will happen years from now.; She tends not to notice those things.

2. tend
tend toward
to usually be or behave in a particular way
His political views tend toward fascism.

3. tend
to take care or look after sb or sth
a girl tending the goats

Definition of 'tend'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) tend
to move in a certain direction; -- usually with to or towards

2. (adj) tend
to be directed, as to any end, object, or purpose; to aim; to have or give a leaning; to exert activity or influence; to serve as a means; to contribute; as, our petitions, if granted, might tend to our destruction

3. (verb) tend
to make a tender of; to offer or tender

4. (verb) tend
to accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard; as, shepherds tend their flocks

5. (verb) tend
to be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to

6. (verb) tend
to wait, as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend; -- with on or upon

7. (verb) tend
to await; to expect

Translation of 'tend'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to take care of; to look after A shepherd tends his sheep.
Afrikaans: sorg vir	Arabic: يَرْعى، يَعْتَني بِ	Bulgarian: грижа се за
Brazilian: guardar	Czech: pečovat, hlídat	German: sich kümmern um, hüten
Danish: vogte; passe på	Greek: φροντίζω	Spanish: guardar
Estonian: hoolitsema, talitama	Farsi: مراقبت کردن	Finnish: huolehtia
French: garder	Hebrew: לְטַפֵּל	Hindi: देख भाल करना
Croatian: paziti,čuvati	Hungarian: ellát	Indonesian: mengurus
Icelandic: sjá um, sinna	Italian: *badare a, custodire**	Japanese: 世話をする
Korean: 돌보다	Lithuanian: prižiūrėti	Latvian: rūpēties; kopt
Malay: menjaga	Dutch: verzorgen	Norwegian: passe (på), gjete
Polish: doglądać	Portuguese: guardar	Romanian: a avea grijă de
Russian: присматривать;стеречь	Slovak: starať sa; dávať pozor	Slovenian: skrbeti za
Serbian: čuvati	Swedish: vårda, sköta, passa, vakt	Thai: เลี้ยง
Turkish: bakmak, göz kulak olmak	Taiwanese: 照料	Ukrainian: доглядати
Urdu: خيال رکھنا، پالنا	Vietnamese: trông nom, chăm sóc	Chinese: 照料
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