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   tend

   /tɛnd/

   verb

   • 1. regularly or frequently behave in a particular way or have a certain characteristic: "written language tends to be formal" Similar be inclinedbe aptbe disposedbe pronebe liablehave/show a tendencybe likelyhave a propensity
   • ▪ be liable to possess or display (a particular characteristic): "Walter tended towards corpulence" Similar inclineleanswingveergravitatebe drawnmovefavourshow a preference forbe biasedtrend
   • ▪ go or move in a particular direction: "fire is hot and tends upwards"
   • ▪ (of a variable) approach a given quantity as a limit: "the orbit tends to infinity"

   Word 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.

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   What is the meaning of tending?

   • Governments are tending toward democracy. This wine tends toward the sweet side. a path tending toward the beach. to tend a fire. to tend the sick. Nautical. to handle or attend to (a rope). to attend by action, care, etc. (usually followed by to ). She tended on the sick and dying with infinite compassion.

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   How do you say you tend something?

   • If you manage, run, or work at a store, you can say you tend it. If you tend the bar in a restaurant, for example, you serve drinks, dry glasses, and fill dishes with pretzels. You can also say you tend something if you care for it. You have to tend a vegetable garden, for example, if you expect to harvest more vegetables than weeds.

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   What does tend mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! TEND definition: 1. to be likely to behave in a particular way or have a particular characteristic: 2. to care for…. Learn more.

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   What does tended mean in English?

   • [transitive, intransitive] to care for somebody/something Doctors and nurses tended the injured. tend to somebody/something Ambulance crews were tending to the injured. [transitive] tend something (North American English) to serve customers in a store, bar, etc.

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   What does it mean if something tends to happen?

   • 1. If something tends to happen, it usually happens or it often happens. [...] 2. If you tend towards a particular characteristic, you often display that characteristic. [...] 3. You can say that you tend to think something when you want to give your opinion, but do not want it to seem too forceful or definite. [vagueness] [...]

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   What does tender mean?

   • 很有可能, 傾向, 易於… 很有可能, 倾向, 易于… tender a hacer algo, soler hacer algo, cuidar… tender a fazer algo, ter tendência a fazer algo, tender… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! TEND definition: 1. to be likely to behave in a particular way or have a particular characteristic: 2. to care for….

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   Definitions of tend. verb. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined. “She tends to be nervous before her lectures” synonyms: be given, incline, lean, run. see more see less. verb. have care of or look after. “She tends to the children” see more see less. verb. manage or run. “ tend a store” see more see less. Pronunciation.

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