Tend - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |tend|  American pronunciation of the word tend
Brit.  |tend|  British pronunciation of the word tend

verb

- have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined (syn: incline, lean, run)
She tends to be nervous before her lectures
- have care of or look after
She tends to the children
- manage or run
tend a store

Extra examples

It is difficult to say where society is tending.

Sofia was in the bedroom tending to her son.

Interest rates are tending upwards.

She tends to be nervous before her lectures

She tends to the children

The people in her family tend to have long lives.

Property values tend to rise as interest rates fall.

We tend to make these kinds of decisions according to our own prejudices.

...that busybody across the street is always telling me how to tend to my own garden...

I have very clumsy hands and tend to drop things.

...wealthy people who tend to be condescending toward their poor relations...

I know I tend to dramatize things but it really was awful.

...some teachers tend to enshrine their personal preferences as sacred rules of English grammar...

...a singles bar where the conversations and come-on lines tend to be gamy...

...people who live in the Australian outback tend to be self-sufficient...

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: tend
he/she/it: tends
present participle: tending
past tense: tended
past participle: tended
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