Definition of tend Tend

/tɛˈnd/ - [tend] - tend

We found 16 definitions of tend from 6 different sources.

What does tend mean?

Verb tends, tending, tended
tend - 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"
		be given, lean, incline, run
		be spend or use time; "I may be an hour"
		take kindly to be willing or inclined to accept; "He did not take kindly to my critical remarks"
		suffer feel pain or be in pain
		gravitate move due to the pull of gravitation; "The stars gravitate towards each other"
tend - have care of or look after; "She tends to the children"
		take care, attend, look, see be in charge of or deal with; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements"
		garden work in the garden; "My hobby is gardening"
		shepherd tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats
tend - manage or run; "tend a store"
		take care, mind be in charge of or deal with; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements"
		stoke stir up or tend; of a fire

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tend (v. t.)
To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
tend (v. t.)
To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard; as, shepherds tend their flocks.
tend (v. t.)
To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.
tend (v. i.)
To wait, as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend; -- with on or upon.
tend (v. i.)
To await; to expect.
tend (a.)
To move in a certain direction; -- usually with to or towards.
tend (a.)
To be directed, as to any end, object, or purpose; to aim; to have or give a leaning; to exert activity or influence; to serve as a means; to contribute; as, our petitions, if granted, might tend to our destruction.

tend
tend, v.t. to accompany as assistant or protector: to take care of, to be attentive to, to wait upon so as to execute.—ns. Ten′dance (Spens.), state of expectation: (Shak.) act of waiting or tending, also persons attendant; Ten′der, a small vessel that attends a larger with stores, &c.: a carriage attached to locomotives to supply fuel and water. [Contracted from attend.]
tend
tend, v.i. to stretch, aim at, move, or incline in a certain direction: to be directed to any end or purpose: to contribute.—n. Ten′dency, direction, object, or result to which anything tends: inclination: drift. [Fr. tendre—L. tendĕre; Gr. teinein, to stretch.]

tend
To watch a vessel at anchor on the turn of a tide, and cast her by the helm, and some sail if necessary, so as to keep the cable clear of the anchor or turns out of her cables when moored.

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