tend
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tend 1
(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.]
tend 2
(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.
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)vb
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)vb
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]
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tend
Past participle: tended
Gerund: tending
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| Verb | 1. | 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" |
| 2. | 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 | |
| 3. | tend - manage or run; "tend a store" stoke - stir up or tend; of a fire |
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tend
1verb
tend
2verb
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
take care of ignore, overlook, neglect, disregard
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tend 1
verbtend 2
verb1. To have the care and supervision of:
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tend
1 [tend] VI1. to tend to do sth → tender a hacer algo, soler hacer algo
men tend to die younger than women → los hombres tienden a or suelen morir más jóvenes que las mujeres
this type of material tends to shrink → este tipo de tela tiene tendencia a or tiende a or suele encoger
that tends to be the case → tiende a ser así, suele ser así
I tend to agree → me inclino a pensar lo mismo
men tend to die younger than women → los hombres tienden a or suelen morir más jóvenes que las mujeres
this type of material tends to shrink → este tipo de tela tiene tendencia a or tiende a or suele encoger
that tends to be the case → tiende a ser así, suele ser así
I tend to agree → me inclino a pensar lo mismo
2. to tend towards → tender a
her stories tend towards the melodramatic → sus historias tienden a ser melodramáticas
he tends towards conservatism → es de tendencias conservadoras
her stories tend towards the melodramatic → sus historias tienden a ser melodramáticas
he tends towards conservatism → es de tendencias conservadoras
tend
2 [tend]A. VT
1. (= care for) [+ patient, invalid] → cuidar, atender; [+ sheep, cattle, horses] → cuidar, ocuparse de; [+ garden] → ocuparse de; [+ grave] → cuidar de; [+ fire] → atender, ocuparse de
B. VI to tend to [+ patient, invalid] → atender a, cuidar; [+ sheep, cattle, horses] → cuidar, ocuparse de; [+ fire] → atender, ocuparse de; [+ housework, wounds, needs] → ocuparse de
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tend1
(tend) verb to take care of; to look after. A shepherd tends his sheep.guardar
ˈtender noun1. a person who looks after something. a bartender.guardián
2. a small boat which carries stores or passengers to and from a larger boat. gabarra
tend2
(tend) verb1. to be likely (to do something); to do (something) frequently. Plants tend to die in hot weather; He tends to get angry.tender, tener tendencia
2. to move, lean or slope in a certain direction. This bicycle tends to(wards) the left.tender, tener tendencia
ˈtendency – plural ˈtendencies – noun likelihood; inclination. He has a tendency to forget things.tendencia
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tend
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tend
v. cuidar, atender; vigilar.
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