Tend
21tend — am·bi·tend·en·cy; at·tend; at·tend·ance; at·tend·ee; back·tend·er; bar·tend; bar·tend·er; con·tend; con·tend·er; con·ver·tend; dis·tend; ex·tend; ex·tend·er; ex·tend·ibil·i·ty; ex·tend·ible; in·tend; in·tend·ance; in·tend·an·cy; in·tend·ant;… …
22tend */*/*/ — UK [tend] / US verb Word forms tend : present tense I/you/we/they tend he/she/it tends present participle tending past tense tended past participle tended 1) a) [intransitive] to usually do a particular thing tend to do something: He tends to… …
23tend — 01. Students [tend] to work very hard at the beginning of the session, but then often get kind of lazy towards the end. 02. Carmen [tends] to lose her temper if you disagree with her. 03. Boys [tend] to mature at a later age than girls. 04.… …
24tend — [[t]te̱nd[/t]] ♦♦ tends, tending, tended 1) VERB If something tends to happen, it usually happens or it often happens. [V to inf] A problem for manufacturers is that lighter cars tend to be noisy... [V to inf] In older age groups women… …
25tend — v. 1) (AE) (d; intr.) to tend to (to tend to one s own business) (CE has attend to) 2) (d; intr.) to tend towards 3) (E) he tends to exaggerate * * * [tend] (E) he tends to exaggerate (d; intr.) to tend towards (AE) (d; intr.) to tend to (CE has… …
26tend — tend1 /tend/, v.i. 1. to be disposed or inclined in action, operation, or effect to do something: The particles tend to unite. 2. to be disposed toward an idea, emotion, way of thinking, etc.: He tends to be overly optimistic. Her religious… …
27tend — I. /tɛnd / (say tend) verb (i) 1. to be disposed or inclined in action, operation, or effect (to do something): the particles tend to unite. 2. to be disposed towards a state of mind, emotion, quality, etc. 3. to incline in operation or effect;… …
28tend — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, short for attenden to attend Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. archaic listen 2. to pay attention ; apply oneself < tend to your own affairs > < t …
29tend — I [[t]tɛnd[/t]] v. i. 1) to be disposed or inclined in action, operation, or effect to do something: The particles tend to unite[/ex] 2) to be disposed toward an idea, emotion, way of thinking, etc 3) to lead or conduce, as to some result or… …
30tend — English has two distinct words tend, but they come from the same ultimate source. Tend ‘look after’ [14] is short for attend, which goes back to Latin compound verb based on tendere ‘stretch’ – source of English tend ‘have an inclination’ [14].… …
