Tend
31tend — English has two distinct words tend, but they come from the same ultimate source. Tend ‘look after’ [14] is short for attend, which goes back to Latin compound verb based on tendere ‘stretch’ – source of English tend ‘have an inclination’ [14].… …
32tend — {{11}}tend (1) to incline, to move in a certain direction, mid 14c., from O.Fr. tendre stretch, hold forth, offer (11c.), from L. tendere to aim, stretch, extend (see TENET (Cf. tenet)). {{12}}tend (2) attend to, early 14c., aphetic of M.E.… …
33tend — tend1 verb 1》 frequently behave in a particular way or have a certain characteristic: written language tends to be formal. ↘(tend to/towards) be liable to possess (a particular characteristic). 2》 go or move in a particular direction. Origin… …
34tend|er — ten|der1 «TEHN duhr», adjective, verb, noun. –adj. 1. not hard or tough; soft: »The meat is tender. Stones hurt the little child s tender feet. 2. a) not strong and hardy; delicate: »tender young grass. The leaves in spring are green and tender.… …
35tend — verb a) To make a tender of; to offer or tender. They tend to go out on Saturdays. b) To look after (e.g. an ill person.) It tends to snow here in winter …
36tend to — See attend to, tend to …
37tend — verb ADVERB ▪ carefully, lovingly ▪ She lovingly tended her garden. PREPOSITION ▪ to ▪ He tended to her every need …
38tend — Synonyms 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,… …
39-tend — sous tend …
40tend. — tendenziell; tendenziös; tendieren EN according to tendency; tendentious, biased; to tend to show a tendency …
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