Dictionary Definition
tend
Verb
1 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"
[syn: be
given, lean, incline, run]
2 have care of or look after; "She tends to the
children"
3 manage or run; "tend a store"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
(3) From tendre.Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɛnd
Verb
Usage notes
- In sense 3. this is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive.
- See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Derived terms
Translations
To look after
French
Verb
Extensive Definition
Tend may refer to:
See also
- Tend and befriend, in human behavior
- Tending the Rose Garden, 1986 Christian rock music album
- Tende, French commune
- Bartending
- Intend
- Wikipedia:Tendentious editing
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
administer to, aim, animadvert, attend, attend on, attend to,
baby-sit, bear, bed, bed down, bend to, bias, break, bridle, brush, care for, cater to,
chaperon, cherish, chore, conduce, conserve, contribute, cultivate, curry, currycomb, dance attendance
upon, defend, descend, dispose, do for, do service to,
drench, dress, drop, drudge, favor, feed, fodder, foster, gentle, go, gravitate, groom, guard, handle, harness, have a tendency,
head, heed, help, hitch, hold a heading, incline, keep watch over,
labor, lackey, lead, lean, litter, look, look after, look out for,
look to, maid, manage, mark, matronize, milk, mind, minister, minister to, mother, note, notice, nurse, nurture, observe, pander to, plunge, point, point to, precipitate, preserve, protect, protege, provide for, redound
to, regard, remark, ride herd on, rub down,
saddle, safeguard, see, see after, see to, serve, set, set toward, settle, shepherd, shield, show a tendency, sink, steer, subside, supervise, support, take care of, take
charge of, take note, take notice, tame, tend to go, train, trend, turn, upon, valet, verge, view, wait, wait on, warp, watch, watch out for, watch over,
water, work, work for, work toward,
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