tend

[US]/tend/
[UK]/tend/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. take care of, look after, serve

vi. move or go in a particular direction; have a tendency.

Phrases & Collocations

tend to

tend towards

tend on

Example Sentences

to tend to temporise

be tender of a lady's reputation.

at the tender age of five.

be tender of one's praise

no time to tend to my diary.

The wind is tending to the south.

to tend toward fundamentalism

tend bar; tend a store in the owner's absence.

a tender glance; a tender ballad.

The company is the successful tenderer for the project.

Real-world Examples

Sirius was upstairs trying to tend to him.'

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Do these things tend to start on time?

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

That relationships have to be tended to.

Source: Bloomberg Businessweek

There had been no obliteration, because there had been no tending.

Source: Returning Home

And also, tea tends to give me the trots.

Source: Friends Season 8

May I ask to what these questions tend?

Source: Pride and Prejudice (Original Version)

Agricultural lands tend to be flat. They tend to be already disturbed.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2020 Compilation

They tend to over do it, though.

Source: Lai Shixiong Intermediate American English (Volume 1)

Ida weakened as hurricanes tend to do after moving over land.

Source: CNN 10 Student English August 2021 Collection

So having an incubator really does tend to build companies where the incubator is located.

Source: VOA Standard English_Life

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