Tend

  • 11tend — Ⅰ. tend [1] ► VERB 1) frequently behave in a particular way or have a certain characteristic. 2) go or move in a particular direction. ORIGIN Latin tendere stretch, tend . Ⅱ. tend [2] ► …

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  • 12Tend — Tend, v. t. [See {Tender} to offer.] (O. Eng. Law) To make a tender of; to offer or tender. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 13Tend — may refer to:* Bartend, to serve beverages behind a bar * Tend and befriend, a behavioural pattern exhibited by human beings and some animal species when under threatee also* Tende * Tendencycunt …

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  • 14tend — [v1] be apt, likely aim, bear, be biased, be conducive, be disposed, be inclined, be in the habit of, be liable, bend, be predisposed, be prejudiced, conduce, contribute, dispose, drift, favor, go, gravitate, have an inclination, have a tendency …

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  • 15tend|en|cy — «TEHN duhn see», noun, plural cies. 1. an inclination; leaning: »Boys have a stronger tendency to fight than girls. SYNONYM(S): bent, bias, proneness, propensity. 2. a natural disposition to move, proceed, or act in some direction or toward some… …

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  • 16tend — index care (regard), concern (care), contribute (assist), dispose (incline), foster …

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  • 17tend to — index conduce Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 18tend — v. be inclined, be disposed; care for, watch over; nurse; service customers …

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  • 19tend — There are two verbs here. One is a shortened form of attend and is used either with an object or intransitively with to in the meaning ‘to take care of, look after’ (Shepherds tending their flocks / The thief was watching as she tended to her… …

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  • 20tend- —     tend     See also: see under tem 1 …

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