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Meaning of tend in English
Pronunciation
/tɛnd/
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Verb
tend
Etymology
Middle English (in the sense ‘move or be inclined to move in a certain direction’): from Old French tendre‘stretch, tend’, from Latin tendere
Definitions
1.
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something
Examples
« be inclined »
« She tends to be nervous before her lectures »
« These dresses run small »
« He inclined to corpulence »
2.
have care of or look after
Examples
« She tends to the children »
3.
manage or run
Examples
« tend a store »