tend in English dictionary

  • tend

    Meanings and definitions of "tend"

    • To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
    • (with to) To look after (e.g. an ill person.) [from the early 14th c.]
    • (followed by a to infinitive) To be likely, or probable to do something, or to have a certain characteristic. [from the mid-14th c.]
    • verb
      (transitive, now chiefly dialectal)
      To kindle; ignite; set on fire; light; inflame; burn.
    • verb
      (with to)
      To look after (e.g. an ill person.) [from the early 14th c.]
    • verb
      To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard.
    • verb
      To wait (upon), as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To await; to expect.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.
    • verb
      (transitive, nautical)
      To manage (an anchored vessel) when the tide turns, to prevent it from entangling the cable when swinging.
    • verb
      (law, Old English law)
      To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
    • verb
      (followed by a to infinitive)
      To be likely, or probable to do something, or to have a certain characteristic. [from the mid-14th c.]
    • to be probable or likely
    • to make a tender of; to offer or tender
    • to look after
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      have care of or look after; "She tends to the children"
    • verb
      manage or run; "tend a store"

    Synonyms of "tend" in English dictionary

    take care, look, attend are the top synonyms of "tend" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of tend

    • tend ( third-person singular simple present tends, present participle tending, simple past and past participle tended)
    • tend (third-person singular simple present tends, present participle tending, simple past and past participle tended)
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