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tend¹ Audio Help (těnd) Pronunciation Key
intr.v. tend·ed, tend·ing, tends

To have a tendency: paint that tends toward bubbling and peeling over time.
To be disposed or inclined: tends toward exaggeration.
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.]

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tend² Audio Help   (těnd) Pronunciation Key
v.   tend·ed, tend·ing, tends

v.   tr.

To have the care of; watch over; look after: tend a child.
To manage the activities and transactions of; run: tend bar; tend a store in the owner's absence.

v. intr.

To be an attendant or servant.
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: These verbs mean to have the care or supervision of: tended her plants; attends the sick; minded the unreliable furnace; ministered to flood victims; watched the house while the owners were away.

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