tend 1  (t ĕnd)
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intr.v. tend·ed, tend·ing, tends 1. To have a tendency: paint that tends toward bubbling and peeling over time. 2. To be disposed or inclined: tends toward exaggeration. 3. To move or extend in a certain direction: Our ship tended northward.
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tend 2  (t ĕnd)
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v. tend·ed, tend·ing, tends v.tr.1. To have the care of; watch over; look after: tend a child. 2. To manage the activities and transactions of; run: tend bar; tend a store in the owner's absence. v.intr.1. To be an attendant or servant. 2. To apply one's attention; attend: no time to tend to my diary.
[Middle English tenden, short for attenden, to wait on; see ATTEND.]
Synonyms: tend2, attend, mind, minister, watch These verbs mean to have the care or supervision of something: tended her plants; attends the sick; minded the neighbor's children; ministered to flood victims; watched the house while the owners were away. |
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