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tend 1

(tĕnd)
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.
[Middle English tenden, from Old French tendre, from Latin tendere; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

tend 2

(tĕnd)
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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tend

(tɛnd)
vb
1. (when tr, takes an infinitive) to have a general disposition (to do something); be inclined: children tend to prefer sweets to meat.
2. (intr) to have or be an influence (towards a specific result); be conducive: the party atmosphere tends to hilarity.
3. (intr) to go or move (in a particular direction): to tend to the south.
[C14: from Old French tendre, from Latin tendere to stretch]

tend

(tɛnd)
vb
1. (tr) to care for: to tend wounded soldiers.
2. (when: intr, often foll by to) to attend (to): to tend to someone's needs.
3. (tr) to handle or control: to tend a fire.
4. informal chiefly (often foll by: to) US and Canadian to pay attention
[C14: variant of attend]
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tend1

(tɛnd)

v.i.
1. to be disposed or inclined in action, operation, or effect to do something: The particles tend to unite.
2. to be disposed toward an idea, emotion, way of thinking, etc.
3. to lead or conduce, as to some result or condition: measures tending to safer working conditions.
4. to be inclined to or have a tendency toward a particular quality, state, or degree: This wine tends toward the sweet side.
5. (of a course, road, etc.) to lead or be directed in a particular direction (usu. fol. by to, toward, etc.).
[1300–50; Middle English < Middle French tendre < Latin tendere to stretch, extend, proceed]

tend2

(tɛnd)

v.t.
1. to attend to by work or services, care, etc.: to tend a fire.
2. to watch over and care for; minister to: to tend the sick.
3. to handle or attend to (a rope).
v.i.
4. to attend by action, care, etc. (usu. fol. by to).
5. tend on or upon,Archaic. to attend or wait upon; serve.
[1300–50; Middle English, aph. variant of attend]
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tend


Past participle: tended
Gerund: tending

Imperative
tend
tend
Present
I tend
you tend
he/she/it tends
we tend
you tend
they tend
Preterite
I tended
you tended
he/she/it tended
we tended
you tended
they tended
Present Continuous
I am tending
you are tending
he/she/it is tending
we are tending
you are tending
they are tending
Present Perfect
I have tended
you have tended
he/she/it has tended
we have tended
you have tended
they have tended
Past Continuous
I was tending
you were tending
he/she/it was tending
we were tending
you were tending
they were tending
Past Perfect
I had tended
you had tended
he/she/it had tended
we had tended
you had tended
they had tended
Future
I will tend
you will tend
he/she/it will tend
we will tend
you will tend
they will tend
Future Perfect
I will have tended
you will have tended
he/she/it will have tended
we will have tended
you will have tended
they will have tended
Future Continuous
I will be tending
you will be tending
he/she/it will be tending
we will be tending
you will be tending
they will be tending
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tending
you have been tending
he/she/it has been tending
we have been tending
you have been tending
they have been tending
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tending
you will have been tending
he/she/it will have been tending
we will have been tending
you will have been tending
they will have been tending
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tending
you had been tending
he/she/it had been tending
we had been tending
you had been tending
they had been tending
Conditional
I would tend
you would tend
he/she/it would tend
we would tend
you would tend
they would tend
Past Conditional
I would have tended
you would have tended
he/she/it would have tended
we would have tended
you would have tended
they would have tended
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. tend - 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"
be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
take kindly to - be willing or inclined to accept; "He did not take kindly to my critical remarks"
suffer - be given to; "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much"
gravitate - move toward; "The conversation gravitated towards politics"
2. tend - have care of or look after; "She tends to the children"
garden - work in the garden; "My hobby is gardening"
attend, take care, look, see - take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"
shepherd - tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats
3. tend - manage or run; "tend a store"
take care, mind - be in charge of or deal with; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements"
stoke - stir up or tend; of a fire
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

tend

1
verb
1. be inclined, be likely, be liable, have a tendency, be apt, be prone, trend, lean, incline, be biased, be disposed, gravitate, have a leaning, have an inclination Lighter cars tend to be noisy.
2. favour, lean, be biased, gravitate, show a preference for Artists and intellectuals often tend towards left-wing views.

tend

2
verb
2. maintain, take care of, nurture, cultivate, manage The grey-haired lady dug and tended her garden.
maintain ignore, overlook, neglect, disregard
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

tend 1

verb
To have a tendency or inclination:

tend 2

verb
1. To have the care and supervision of:
Idioms: keep an eye on, look out for, take care of, take under one's wing.
2. To prepare (soil) for the planting and raising of crops:
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Translations
يَرْعى، يَعْتَني بِيكونُ ميّالا إلىيَميل في حَرَكَتِهيَنْزَعُ إِلَى
být náchylnýhlídatmít tendencipečovatstáčet se
hælde tilhave tendens tilvogte
flegi
kippuma
olla taipuvainen johonkin
biti sklon
hætta/hafa tilhneigingu tilsjá um, sinnasveigja til
傾向がある
경향이 있다
koptmēgtrūpētiessasvērtiessliekties
byť náchylnýstáčať sa
biti nagnjen k
vårda
โน้มเอียง
bakmak -e eğilimi olmakeğilim göstermek gitmek göz kulak olmak
có xu hướng

tend

1 [tend] VI
1. to tend to do sth → tender a hacer algo, soler hacer algo
men tend to die younger than women → los hombres tienden a or suelen morir más jóvenes que las mujeres
this type of material tends to shrink → este tipo de tela tiene tendencia a or tiende a or suele encoger
that tends to be the case → tiende a ser así, suele ser así
I tend to agree → me inclino a pensar lo mismo
2. to tend towards → tender a
her stories tend towards the melodramatic → sus historias tienden a ser melodramáticas
he tends towards conservatism → es de tendencias conservadoras

tend

2 [tend]
A. VT
1. (= care for) [+ patient, invalid] → cuidar, atender ; [+ sheep, cattle, horses] → cuidar, ocuparse de ; [+ garden] → ocuparse de ; [+ grave] → cuidar de ; [+ fire] → atender, ocuparse de
2. to tend bar (US) → servir en el bar
B. VI to tend to [+ patient, invalid] → atender a, cuidar ; [+ sheep, cattle, horses] → cuidar, ocuparse de ; [+ fire] → atender, ocuparse de ; [+ housework, wounds, needs] → ocuparse de
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tend

[ˈtɛnd]
vi
(= be inclined) to tend to do sth → avoir tendance à faire qch
He tends to arrive late → Il a tendance à arriver en retard.
to tend towards sth → tendre à qch
Artistic people tend towards left-wing views → Les gens artistes tendent à être de gauche.
[colour] to tend to → tirer sur
(= look after) to tend to sb → s'occuper de qn
to tend to sth [+ needs, fire, garden] → s'occuper de qch
vt [+ garden, flower beds] → s'occuper de ; [+ patient, the injured] → s'occuper de ; [+ sheep] → garder
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tend

1
vt → sich kümmern um ; sheep → hüten ; sick person → pflegen ; land → bestellen ; machine → bedienen

tend

2
vi
to tend to be/do something (= have a habit of being/doing sth) → gewöhnlich or gern etw sein/tun, die Tendenz haben, etw zu sein/tun ; (person also) → dazu neigen or tendieren, etw zu sein/tun ; the lever tends to stick → der Hebel bleibt oft hängen ; I tend to believe him → ich neige or tendiere dazu, ihm zu glauben ; that would tend to suggest that ... → das würde gewissermaßen darauf hindeuten, dass ...
to tend toward(s) (= be directed, lead, measures, actions etc) → führen zu, anstreben ; (= incline, person, views, designs etc) → neigen or tendieren or eine Tendenz haben zu; his opinion is tending in our direction → seine Meinung tendiert in unsere Richtung
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tend

1 [tɛnd] vi → tendere
to tend to do sth → tendere a fare qc
that tends to be the case with young people → questa è la tendenza tra i giovani
to tend to or towards sth (colour) → tendere a (characteristic) → propendere per qc

tend

2 [tɛnd] vt (sick person) → prendersi cura di ; (cattle, machine) → badare a, occuparsi di
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tend1

(tend) verb
to take care of; to look after. A shepherd tends his sheep. sorg vir يَرْعى، يَعْتَني بِ грижа се за guardar pečovat, hlídat sich kümmern um, hüten vogte; passe på φροντίζω guardar hoolitsema, talitama مراقبت کردن huolehtia garder לְטַפֵּל देख भाल करना paziti, čuvati ellát mengurus sjá um, sinna badare a*, custodire 世話をする 돌보다 prižiūrėti rūpēties; kopt menjaga verzorgen passe, gjete doglądać guardar a avea grijă de присматривать; стеречь starať sa; dávať pozor skrbeti za čuvati vårda, sköta, passa, vakta, valla เลี้ยง bakmak, göz kulak olmak 照料 доглядати خيال رکھنا، پالنا trông nom, chăm sóc 照料
ˈtender noun
1. a person who looks after something. a bartender. versorger المُعْتَني гледач encarregado ošetřovatel, -ka der/die Wächter(in) vogter; -vogter; -passer φροντιστής, υπεύθυνος guardián -pidaja, teenindaja مراقب hoitaja gardien/-ienne מטפל निविदा njegovatelj, osoba koja o čemu brine gondozó pengurus afgreiðslumaður, barþjónn guardiano, 世話をする人 돌보는 사람 prižiūrėtojas, aptarnautojas bārmenis pelayan verzorger -passer, gjeter opiekun encarregado persoană care are în grijă ceva обслуживающее лицо ošetrovateľ, -ka skrbnik čuvar skötare คนเฝ้า hizmet eden kimse, bakıcı 看管人 особа, що доглядає когось خبر گيري کرنے والا người trông nom 看管人
2. a small boat which carries stores or passengers to and from a larger boat. geleiskip قارِب صَغير لِنَقْل المُسافِرين من سَفينَةٍ كبيرَه малък кораб, снабдяващ по-голям lancha přísunový člun der Tender hjælpefartøj βοηθητικό σκάφος που μεταφέρει υλικά ή επιβάτες σε ένα μεγαλύτερο gabarra saatelaev قایق ویژه حمل مسافر و بار از کشتی به ساحل apulaiva bateau ravitailleur סִירָת הוֹבָלָה קְטָנָה ईंधन गाडी़ brodić koji prometuje između većeg broda i obale, opskrbni brodić kirakóhajó perahu skipsbátur, ferja nave appoggio/ausiliaria* はしけ 보급선 valtis, tenderis (krasta) kuteris bot kecil hulpschip hjelpefartøy szalupa lancha barcă (pentru trans­portat provizii/pasageri) посыльное судно prísunový čln tender matični brod tender เรือเล็กรับส่งระหว่างฝั่งกับเรือใหญ่ servis botu 補給船,交通船 допоміжне судно چھوٹي کشتي tàu chở khách 补给船,交通船

tend2

(tend) verb
1. to be likely (to do something); to do (something) frequently. Plants tend to die in hot weather; He tends to get angry. is geneig يكونُ ميّالا إلى клоня tender a být náchylný neigen zu være tilbøjelig έχω την τάση tender, tener tendencia kalduvust omama متمایل بودن؛ گرایش داشتن olla taipuvainen avoir tendance לִנטוֹת प्रवृत्त होना biti sklon, često činiti hajlamos vmire cenderung hætta/hafa tilhneigingu til tendere 〜の傾向がある (~하는) 경향이 있다 būti linkusiam mēgt; sliekties mudah neigen pleie, være tilbøyelig til mieć skłonność/tendencję (do) tender a a avea tendinţa (să) иметь тенденцию byť náchylný biti nagnjen k imati sklonost tendera, ha en benägenhet มัก; ชอบ ...-e eğilimi olmak, meyilli olmak 趨向 мати тенденцію رجحان رکھنا có khuynh hướng 趋向
2. to move, lean or slope in a certain direction. This bicycle tends to(wards) the left. het 'n neiging يَميل في حَرَكَتِه клоня inclinar-se stáčet se streben hælde til κλίνω tender, tener tendencia kalduma به طرفی بودن یا رفتن kallistua pencher, tirer לִנטוֹת किसी ओर को झुकना या प्रवृत होना naginjati tart (vmerre) miring sveigja til inclinarsi, tendere 〜に寄りやすい (~방향으로) 나아가다 krypti, virsti, svirti virzīties; []svērties melencong gaan helle mot zbaczać, przechylać się inclinar-se a trage (spre) клониться в каком-л. направлении smerovať nagibati se naginjati sträva mot, luta åt, dra åt [vänster] โน้มเอียง gitmek, yönelmek 走向 схилятися مائل ہونا quay về, hướng về 走向
ˈtendency – plural ˈtendencies – noun
likelihood; inclination. He has a tendency to forget things. geneigdheid مَيْل склонност tendência sklon der Hang tendens; tilbøjelighed τάση tendencia kalduvus گرایش taipumus tendance נטייה प्रवृति sklonost, tendencija hajlam; tendencia kecenderungan tilhneiging tendenza 傾向 경향 polinkis, tendencija tendence; tieksme kecenderungan neiging tendens, tilbøyelighet tendencja tendência tendinţă тенденция sklon nagnjenje tendencija tendens, benägenhet ความโน้มเอียง eğilim, meyil 趨向, 傾向 схильність, тенденція رجحان، ميلان khuynh hướng 趋向,倾向
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tend

→ يَنْزَعُ إِلَى mít tendenci have tendens til tendieren τείνω tender olla taipuvainen johonkin avoir tendance à biti sklon tendere 傾向がある 경향이 있다 neigen føre skłonić się tender клониться vårda โน้มเอียง eğilim göstermek có xu hướng 倾向于
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tend

v. cuidar, atender; vigilar.
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