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What (who) is tend$82201$ - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Tend (disambiguation)
Tend
·vt To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
II. Tend ·vt To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.
III. Tend ·adj To move in a certain direction;
- usually with to or towards.
- with on or upon.
VI. Tend ·vt To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to Watch; to Guard; as, shepherds tend their flocks.
VII. Tend ·adj To be directed, as to any end, object, or purpose; to Aim; to have or give a leaning; to exert activity or influence; to serve as a means; to Contribute; as, our petitions, if granted, might tend to our destruction.
tend
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
ME: from OFr. tendre 'stretch, tend', from L. tendere.
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tend2
¦ verb
1. care for or look after.
archaic wait on as an attendant or servant.
2. N. Amer. direct or manage.
Derivatives
tendance noun (archaic).
Origin
ME: shortening of attend.
tend
v.
1) (AE) (d; intr.) to tend to (to tend to one's own business) (CE has attend to)
2) (d; intr.) to tend towards
3) (E) he tends to exaggerate
Wikipedia
Tend
Tend 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 threat
- Tending, or looking after trees, a part of silviculture
