tend (redirected from tends towards)

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.

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[Middle English tenden, from Old French tendre, from Latin tendere; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]

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tend ¹

Verb

to be inclined (to take a particular kind of action or to be in a particular condition) as a rule: she tends to be rather absent-minded [Latin tendere to stretch]

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tend ²

Verb

1. to take care of: it is she who tends his wounds

2. tend to to attend to: excuse me, I have to tend to the other guests [variant of attend]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	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, incline, lean, run 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

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tend ¹

verb 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

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tend ²

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 << OPPOSITE neglect

verb 2. maintain, take care of, nurture, cultivate, manage << OPPOSITE neglect

Translations

tend [tɛnd] vt [+ sick etc] → cuidar, atender [+ cattle, machine]; vigilar, cuidar

vi to tend to do sth → tener tendencia a hacer algo

tend [tɛnd] vt → s'occuper de [+ sick etc]; soigner

vi to tend to do → avoir tendance à faire; [colour];

to tend to → tirer sur

tend [tɛnd] vt [+ crops, sick person] → sich kümmern um

vi to tend to do sth → dazu neigen or tendieren, etw zu tun

tend [tɛnd] vt → badare a, occuparsi di [+ sick etc]; prendersi cura di

vi to tend to do → tendere a fare; [colour]: to tend to → tendere a

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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 hoitaa, paimentaa garder לְטַפֵּל देख भाल करना paziti, čuvati ellát mengurus sjá um, sinna badare a*, custodire 世話をする 지키다, 돌보다 prižiūrėti rūpēties; kopt menjaga verzorgen passe (på), 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 照料

n ˈtender

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 지키는 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 看管人

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 huoltovene 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 거룻배 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 补给船，交通船