tend[verb]Synonyms:- be inclined, be apt, be liable, gravitate, have a tendency, incline, lean
- go, aim, bear, head, lead, make for, point
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[verb]take care of, attend, cultivate, keep, look after, maintain, manage, nurture, watch over
Contrasted words: disregard, ignore, neglect
Related Idioms: look after, see after, see to, take care of, take under one's wing, be disposed
Related Words: cherish,
cultivate,
foster,
minister,
nurse,
nurture,
serve,
defend,
guard,
protect,
safeguard,
shield,
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tend S1 W1 /tend/
verb[
Sense 1, 3, 5: Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: tendre 'to stretch', from Latin tendere]
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Sense 2, 4: Date: 1100-1200;
Origin: attend]
1. tend to do something if something tends to happen, it happens often and is likely to happen again:
People tend to need less sleep as they get older. My car tends to overheat in the summer.2. (
also tend to somebody/something)
[transitive] old-fashioned to look after someone or something:
Sofia was in the bedroom tending to her son.3. tend towards something to have one particular quality or feature more than others:
Charles tends towards obesity.4. tend bar especially American English to work as a
bartender5. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] formal to move or develop in a particular direction
tend upwards/downwards Interest rates are tending upwards. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲