Definitions for tending
tend·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. care, attention, aid, tendingadjective

   the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

   "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"

2. apt(p), disposed(p), given(p), minded(p), tending(p)adjective

   (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward

   "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tendingnoun

   Action of the verb to tend.

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1. tending

   Tending refers to the act of caring for, managing or looking after something or someone. It can also mean inclining or having a propensity towards a particular characteristic, quality, or direction.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Tending

   of Tend

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. tending

   The movement by which a ship turns or swings round when at single anchor, or moored by the head, at every change of tide or wind.

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Anagrams for tending »

1. denting

How to pronounce tending?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say tending in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tending in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tending in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of tending in a Sentence

1. Christopher Andersen:

   I have sources that I’ve been tending to for 50 years.

2. Mohammad Ishaq:

   We told them we can manage without their help, it is as if we are doing everything on our own, feeding our people, tending to the sick.

3. Amy DeLoughy:

   Leaving the property to nature would mean there is still a sense of darkness in our neighborhood, love and light that a new family would bring would help heal some of the very deep wounds we are still tending to.

4. Kate Corrigan:

   The DA's office was the only law enforcement agency looking into whether violations of the constitution had occurred, now, we no longer have the fox tending the hen house.

5. Lisa Marie Presley:

   I was always ready to greet him at the door and pamper him, i loved taking care of Elvis very much. I loved tending to him. I loved feeding him. We would baby talk because you have to have your own language when you have that many people around. It was a good life. It was different, but it was ours.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tending
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tending
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tending
5. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=tending
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=tending