Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   Tend

   /tend/

   

   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 toward corpulence" Similar inclineleanswingveergravitatebe drawnmovefavorshow a preference forbe biasedtrend
   • ▪ go or move in a particular direction: "the road tends west around small mountains"
   • ▪ approach (a quantity or limit): "the Fourier coefficients tend to zero"

   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.

   Scrabble Points: 5

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • D

     2

   Powered by Oxford Languages

   More Definitions, Word Origin & ScrabbleShow less

2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tendTend Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tend

   • Cached

   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb tend, which can mean to incline, direct, attend, or care for something or someone. See also related words and phrases containing tend.

3. People also ask

   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. informal.

   TEND Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

   www.dictionary.com/browse/tend

   See all results for this question

   What does tend mean in a sentence?

   • Get Word of the Day daily email! What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'? The meaning of TEND is to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce. How to use tend in a sentence.

   Tend Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tend

   See all results for this question

   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.

   Tend - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

   www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/tend

   See all results for this question

   What is the origin of the word tend?

   • • Mom was usually busy tending to my younger sisters. • Such people tend to perform marginal tasks and to enter and leave the workforce at random intervals. Origin tend 1. (1300-1400) Old French tendre “to stretch”, from Latin tendere 2. (1100-1200) attend

   tend | meaning of tend in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

   www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/tend

   See all results for this question

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTEND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   Learn the meaning of tend as a verb in English, with different senses and usage. Find out how to use tend in phrases, sentences and idioms, with synonyms and translations.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTEND | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionary

   • Cached

   Learn the meaning of tend as a verb in English, with different senses and usage. Find out how to pronounce tend, see synonyms and antonyms, and explore related words and phrases.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › tendTEND Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

   www.dictionary.com › browse › tend

   • Cached

   Tend definition: to be disposed or inclined in action, operation, or effect to do something. See examples of TEND used in a sentence.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › tendTend - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

   www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › tend

   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.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitiontend verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

   www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition

   • Cached

   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and grammar of the verb tend, which can mean to be likely to do something, to take a direction, or to care for somebody or something. See examples, synonyms and word origin of tend.

9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › tendtend | meaning of tend in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary ...

   www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › tend

   • Cached

   Learn the meaning of tend as a verb, with different senses and usage examples. Find out how to use tend to do something, tend to somebody/something, tend towards something, and tend bar.