tend

intr.v., tend·ed, tend·ing, tends.

1. To have a tendency: paint that tends toward bubbling and peeling over time.
2. To be disposed or inclined: tends toward exaggeration.
3. To move or extend in a certain direction: Our ship tended northward.

[Middle English tenden, from Old French tendre, from Latin tendere.]

tend² (tĕnd)

v., tend·ed, tend·ing, tends.

v.tr.

1. To have the care of; watch over; look after: tend a child.
2. To manage the activities and transactions of; run: tend bar; tend a store in the owner's absence.

v.intr.

1. To be an attendant or servant.
2. To apply one's attention; attend: no time to tend to my diary.

[Middle English tenden, short for attenden, to wait on. See attend.]

SYNONYMS  tend, attend, mind, minister, watch. These verbs mean to have the care or supervision of: tended her plants; attends the sick; minded the unreliable furnace; ministered to flood victims; watched the house while the owners were away.

verb

To have a tendency or inclination: incline, lean¹, slant, squint, trend. See likely/unlikely.

tend²

verb

1. To have the care and supervision of: attend, care for, look after, mind, minister to, see to, watch. Idioms: keep an eye on, look out for, take care/charge of, take under one's wing. See care for/neglect.
2. To prepare (soil) for the planting and raising of crops: cultivate, culture, dress, till, work. See prepared/unprepared, touch/not touch.

v

Definition: care for
Antonyms: abandon, ignore, neglect

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IN BRIEF: To take care of; to watch over. Also: To go a certain way; to be likely to.

When people are like each other, they tend to like each other. — Anthony Robbins

Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. intr. - (have en) tendens (til)

2.
v. tr. - passe, pleje
v. intr. - opvarte, betjene

Nederlands (Dutch)
de neiging hebben tot, verzorgen, bewerken, hoeden, aandacht besteden aan

Français (French)
1.
v. intr. - avoir tendance à faire, pencher vers (des vues), incliner à

2.
v. tr. - soigner, garder, entretenir, surveiller, s'occuper de
v. intr. - soigner (qn), s'occuper de (qn)

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - neigen, gerichtet sein, sich bewegen, führen zu

2.
v. - bedienen, sorgen für, betreuen, hüten, dienen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ρέπω, κλίνω, φροντίζω, περιποιούμαι

Italiano (Italian)
curare, occuparsi di, badare a, pascolare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - tomar conta de, atender, servir, tender

Русский (Russian)
ухаживать, заботиться, присматривать, управлять, стоять во главе

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. intr. - tender a un fin

2.
v. tr. - ocuparse, cuidar, vigilar
v. intr. - atender, servir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vårda, sköta, se till, passa, betjäna, tendera, visa tendens att, ha en benägenhet att, peka mot, medverka till, bidra/leda till

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 走向, 倾向, 趋向, 易于

2. 照管, 照料, 管理, 护理, 照料以免纠缠, 服侍招待, 注意, 关心

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 照管, 照料, 管理, 護理, 照料以免糾纏
v. intr. - 服侍招待, 注意, 關心

2.
v. intr. - 走向, 傾向, 趨向, 易於

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. intr. - ~하는 경향이 있다, ~로 가다, 이바지 하다

2.
v. tr. - 간호하다, 지키다, 손질하다
v. intr. - 시중 들다, 돌보다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 傾向がある, がちである, 向かう, 結果的につながる, かしずく, 気を配る, 世話をする, 看護する, 番をする, 役立つ, 給仕する, 注意する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحضر, يشهد, يخدم, ينصرف الى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮נטה, היתה מגמתו, היה מכוון כלפי, שאף‬
v. tr. - ‮פיקח, השגיח, ניהל, שאף‬
v. intr. - ‮טיפל ב-, שירת לקוחות‬

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tend skin	dupont x tend lighter silver
Papermate X-tend Multi Pen	dupont x tend lighter black