Tend

  • 101tem-1, tend- —     tem 1, tend     English meaning: to cut     Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘schneiden”     Material: Gk. τέμνω, Hom. Ion. Dor. τάμνω (Hom. τέμει) “cut, bite” (ἔταμον and ἔτεμον, τεμῶ, τέτμηκα, τμητός); τομός “incisive”, τόμoς “break, section, part;… …

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  • 102ten-1, tend- —     ten 1, tend     English meaning: to extend, stretch, span     Deutsche Übersetzung: “dehnen, ziehen, spannen”, also von the Weberei, Spinnen, Strick etc.     Grammatical information: ten bildet in IE an not thematic root aorist (ved. átan,… …

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  • 103nurse-tend — nurseˈ tend transitive verb and intransitive verb To attend as a sick nurse • • • Main Entry: ↑nurse …

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  • 104am|bi|tend|en|cy — «AM buh TEHN duhn see», noun. Psychology. the simultaneous existence in an individual of opposing or contradictory tendencies …

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  • 105at|tend|ant — «uh TEHN duhnt», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a person who waits on another, such as a servant or follower. SYNONYM(S): escort, companion. 2. an employee who waits on customers. 3. an accompanying thing or event. SYNONYM(S): accompaniment. 4. a person …

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  • 106at|tend|ee — «uh TEHN DEE, TEHN dee», noun. a person who attends; attender: »Many expected attendees were delayed because of the day long snowstorm (New York Times) …

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  • 107bar|tend|er — «BAHR TEHN duhr», noun. a man who serves alcoholic drinks to customers at a bar; barkeeper …

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  • 108co|ex|tend — «KOH ihk STEHND», transitive verb, intransitive verb. to extend equally or to the same limits …

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  • 109con|tend|er — «kuhn TEHN duhr», noun. a person who contends; combatant; rival; competitor: »a contender for the boxing championship, the leading contenders in the electoral race …

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  • 110con|tend — «kuhn TEHND», intransitive verb. 1. to work hard against difficulties; fight; struggle: »The first settlers in America had to contend with unfriendly Indians, sickness, and lack of food. Farmers in the 1930 s had to contend against drought and… …

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