Search results
- DictionaryTend/tend/
verb
- 1. regularly or frequently behave in a particular way or have a certain characteristic: "written language tends to be formal"
to lead or conduce, as to some result or resulting condition: measures tending to improved working conditions; Governments are tending toward democracy. to be inclined to or have a tendency toward a particular quality, state, or degree: This wine tends toward the sweet side.
People also ask
What does tend mean?
What does Tenden mean?
What does it mean if something tends to happen?
What does tending mean?
to be disposed or inclined in action, operation, or effect to do something: The particles tend to unite. to be disposed toward an idea, emotion, way of thinking, etc.: He tends to be overly optimistic. Her religious philosophy tends toward pantheism.
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)
Definition of tend verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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] [...] More.
The meaning of TEND is to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce. How to use tend in a sentence.
to be disposed or inclined in action, operation, or effect to do something: The particles tend to unite. to be disposed toward an idea, emotion, way of thinking, etc.: He tends to be overly optimistic.
