[tɛnd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- regularly or frequently behave in a particular way or have a certain characteristic
(e.g: written language tends to be formal)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘move or be inclined to move in a certain direction’): from Old French tendre ‘stretch, tend’, from Latin tendere

[tɛnd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- care for or look after; give one's attention to
(e.g: Varela tended plants on the roof)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: shortening of attend