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tend 1  (tnd)
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; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

tend 2  (tnd)
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: tend2, 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.

tend1
vb (when intr, usually foll by to or towards)
1. (when tr, takes an infinitive) to have a general disposition (to do something); be inclined children tend to prefer sweets to meat
2. (intr) to have or be an influence (towards a specific result); be conducive the party atmosphere tends to hilarity
3. (intr) to go or move (in a particular direction) to tend to the south
[from Old French tendre, from Latin tendere to stretch]

tend2
vb
1. (tr) to care for to tend wounded soldiers
2. (when intr, often foll by to) to attend (to) to tend to someone's needs
3. (tr) to handle or control to tend a fire
4. (intr; often foll by to) Informal chiefly US and Canadian to pay attention
[variant of attend]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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 - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
take kindly to - be willing or inclined to accept; "He did not take kindly to my critical remarks"
suffer - be given to; "She suffers from a tendency to talk too much"
gravitate - move toward; "The conversation gravitated towards politics"
2.tend - have care of or look after; "She tends to the children"
garden - work in the garden; "My hobby is gardening"
attend, take care, look, see - take charge of or deal with; "Could you see about lunch?"; "I must attend to this matter"; "She took care of this business"
shepherd - tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats
3.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

tend1
verb
1. be inclined, be likely, be liable, have a tendency, be apt, be prone, trend, lean, incline, be biased, be disposed, gravitate, have a leaning, have an inclination Lighter cars tend to be noisy.
2. favour, lean, be biased, gravitate, show a preference for Artists and intellectuals often tend towards left-wing views.

tend2
verb
1. take care of, look after, care for, keep, watch, serve, protect, feed, handle, attend, guard, nurse, see to, nurture, minister to, cater for, keep an eye on, wait on, watch over For years he tended her in her illness.
take care of ignore, overlook, neglect, disregard
2. maintain, take care of, nurture, cultivate, manage The grey-haired lady dug and tended her garden.
maintain ignore, overlook, neglect, disregard
Translations
tend1 [tend] VI
1. to tend to do sthtender a hacer algo, soler hacer algo
men tend to die younger than womenlos hombres tienden a or suelen morir más jóvenes que las mujeres
this type of material tends to shrinkeste tipo de tela tiene tendencia a or tiende a or suele encoger
that tends to be the casetiende a ser así, suele ser así
I tend to agreeme inclino a pensar lo mismo
2. to tend towardstender a
her stories tend towards the melodramaticsus historias tienden a ser melodramáticas
he tends towards conservatismes de tendencias conservadoras

tend2 [tend]
A. VT
1. (= care for) [+ patient, invalid] → cuidar, atender; [+ sheep, cattle, horses] → cuidar, ocuparse de; [+ garden] → ocuparse de; [+ grave] → cuidar de; [+ fire] → atender, ocuparse de
2. to tend bar (US) → servir en el bar
B. VI to tend to [+ patient, invalid] → atender a, cuidar; [+ sheep, cattle, horses] → cuidar, ocuparse de; [+ fire] → atender, ocuparse de; [+ housework, wounds, needs] → ocuparse de

tend [ˈtɛnd]
vi
(= be inclined) to tend to do sth → avoir tendance à faire qch
He tends to arrive late → Il a tendance à arriver en retard.
to tend towards sth → tendre à qch
Artistic people tend towards left-wing views → Les gens artistes tendent à être de gauche.
[colour] to tend to → tirer sur
(= look after) to tend to sb → s'occuper de qn
to tend to sth [+ needs, fire, garden] → s'occuper de qch
vt [+ garden, flower beds] → s'occuper de; [+ patient, the injured] → s'occuper de; [+ sheep] → garder

tend1
vtsich kümmern um; sheephüten; sick personpflegen; landbestellen; machinebedienen

tend2
vi
to tend to be/do something (= have a habit of being/doing sth)gewöhnlich or gern etw sein/tun, die Tendenz haben, etw zu sein/tun; (person also)dazu neigen or tendieren, etw zu sein/tun; the lever tends to stickder Hebel bleibt oft hängen; I tend to believe himich neige or tendiere dazu, ihm zu glauben; that would tend to suggest that …das würde gewissermaßen darauf hindeuten, dass …
to tend toward(s) (= be directed, lead, measures, actions etc) → führen zu, anstreben; (= incline, person, views, designs etc) → neigen or tendieren or eine Tendenz haben zu; his opinion is tending in our directionseine Meinung tendiert in unsere Richtung

tend1 [tɛnd] vitendere
to tend to do sth → tendere a fare qc
that tends to be the case with young people → questa è la tendenza tra i giovani
to tend to or towards sth (colour) → tendere a (characteristic) → propendere per qc
tend2 [tɛnd] vt (sick person) → prendersi cura di; (cattle, machine) → badare a, occuparsi di

tend1
v tend [tend]
to take care of; to look after A shepherd tends his sheep. sorg vir يَرْعى، يَعْتَني بِ грижа се за pečovat, hlídat vogte; passe på sich kümmern um,hüten φροντίζω guardar hoolitsema, talitama مراقبت کردن huolehtia garder לְטַפֵּל देख भाल करना paziti, čuvati ellát mengurus sjá um, sinna badare a*, custodire 世話をする 돌보다 prižiūrėti rūpēties; kopt menjaga verzorgen passe (), gjete doglądać guardar a avea grijă de присматривать;стеречь starať sa; dávať pozor skrbeti za čuvati vårda, sköta, passa, vakta, valla เลี้ยง bakmak, göz kulak olmak 照料 доглядати خيال رکھنا، پالنا trông nom, chăm sóc
n tender
1 a person who looks after something a bartender. versorger المُعْتَني гледач ošetřovatel, -ka vogter; -vogter; -passer der/die Wächter(in) φροντιστής, υπεύθυνος guardián -pidaja, teenindaja مراقب hoitaja gardien/-ienne מְטַפּל निविदा njegovatelj, osoba koja o čemu brine gondozó pengurus afgreiðslumaður, barþjónn guardiano, (chi bada a) 世話をする人 돌보는 사람 prižiūrėtojas, aptarnautojas bārmenis pelayan verzorger -passer, gjeter opiekun encarregado persoană care are în grijă ceva обслуживающее лицо ošetrovateľ, -ka skrbnik čuvar skötare คนเฝ้า hizmet eden kimse, bakıcı 看管人 особа, що доглядає когось خبر گيري کرنے والا người trông nom
2 a small boat which carries stores or passengers to and from a larger boat. geleiskip قارِب صَغير لِنَقْل المُسافِرين من سَفينَةٍ كبيرَه малък кораб, снабдяващ по-голям přísunový člun hjælpefartøj der Tender βοηθητικό σκάφος που μεταφέρει υλικά ή επιβάτες σε ένα μεγαλύτερο gabarra saatelaev قایق ویژه حمل مسافر و بار از کشتی به ساحل apulaiva bateau ravitailleur סִירָת הוֹבָלָה קְטָנָה ईंधन गाडी़ brodić koji prometuje između većeg broda i obale, opskrbni brodić kirakóhajó perahu skipsbátur, ferja nave appoggio/ausiliaria はしけ 보급선 valtis, tenderis (krasta) kuteris bot kecil hulpschip hjelpefartøy szalupa lancha barcă (pentru trans­portat provizii/pasageri) посыльное судно prísunový čln tender matični brod tender เรือเล็กรับส่งระหว่างฝั่งกับเรือใหญ่ servis botu 補給船,交通船 допоміжне судно چھوٹي کشتي tàu chở khách

tend2
v tend [tend]
1 to be likely (to do something); to do (something) frequently Plants tend to die in hot weather; He tends to get angry. is geneig يكونُ ميّالا إلى клоня být náchylný være tilbøjelig neigen zu έχω την τάση tender, tener tendencia kalduvust omama متمایل بودن؛ گرایش داشتن olla taipuvainen avoir tendance (à) לִנטוֹת प्रवृत्त होना biti sklon, često činiti hajlamos vmire cenderung hætta/hafa tilhneigingu til tendere ~の傾向がある (~하는) 경향이 있다 būti linkusiam mēgt; sliekties mudah neigen pleie (å), være tilbøyelig til mieć skłonność/tendencję (do) tender a a avea tendinţa (să) иметь тенденцию byť náchylný biti nagnjen k imati sklonost tendera, ha en benägenhet มัก; ชอบ ...-e eğilimi olmak, meyilli olmak 趨向 мати тенденцію رجحان رکھنا có khuynh hướng
2 to move, lean or slope in a certain direction This bicycle tends to(wards) the left. het 'n neiging يَميل في حَرَكَتِه клоня stáčet se hælde til streben κλίνω tender, tener tendencia kalduma به طرفی بودن یا رفتن kallistua pencher, tirer (vers) לִנטוֹת किसी ओर को झुकना या प्रवृत होना naginjati tart (vmerre) miring sveigja til inclinarsi, tendere ~に寄りやすい (~방향으로) 나아가다 krypti, virsti, svirti virzīties; []svērties melencong gaan helle mot zbaczać, przechylać się inclinar-se a trage (spre) клониться в каком-л. направлении smerovať nagibati se naginjati sträva mot, luta åt, dra åt [] โน้มเอียง gitmek, yönelmek 走向 схилятися مائل ہونا quay về, hướng về
n tendency
likelihood; inclination He has a tendency to forget things. geneigdheid مَيْل склонност sklon tendens; tilbøjelighed der Hang τάση tendencia kalduvus گرایش taipumus tendance נְטִייָה प्रवृति sklonost, tendencija hajlam; tendencia kecenderungan tilhneiging tendenza 傾向 경향 polinkis, tendencija tendence; tieksme kecenderungan neiging tendens, tilbøyelighet tendencja tendência tendinţă тенденция sklon nagnjenje tendencija tendens, benägenhet ความโน้มเอียง eğilim, meyil 癖性, 趨向, 傾向 схильність, тенденція رجحان، ميلان khuynh hướng , ,

tend يتجه إلى mít tendenci have tendens til tendieren τείνω tender olla taipuvainen johonkin avoir tendance à težiti tendere 傾向がある 경향이 있다 neigen føre skłonić się tender клониться vårda โน้มเอียง eğilim göstermek có xu hướng 倾向于


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