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单词 tend
释义

tend

UK /tend/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theytend
he/she/ittends
present participletending
past tensetended
past participletended

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    intransitive to usually do a particular thing
    tend to do something:

    He tends to exaggerate.

    The gym tends to get very busy at about six o’clock.

    We tend to take technology for granted nowadays.

    These arguments tend merely to confuse the reader.

    tend not to do something:

    Religion is personal and I tend not to talk about it.

    Synonyms and related words

    Habits and habitual behaviour
    1. 1a
      to usually have a particular quality
      tend towards:

      Her study found that sociologists tended towards liberalism and radicalism.

      Synonyms and related words

      To have a particular quality or thing
  2. 2
    intransitive/transitive to take care of someone or something

    Eddie kept himself busy tending the garden.

    Doctors were tending the wounded.

    tend to:

    I have to tend to the children before I go out.

    Synonyms and related words

    To take care of someone or something
  3. 3
    intransitive to change or develop in a particular direction
    tend towards/upwards/downwards:

    Housing prices have tended upwards.

    I think they will tend towards stricter controls.

    Synonyms and related words

    To become different

phrases

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tend

US /tend/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theytend
he/she/ittends
present participletending
past tensetended
past participletended

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    intransitive to usually do a particular thing
    tend to do something:

    He tends to exaggerate.

    The gym tends to get very busy at around six o’clock.

    We tend to take technology for granted nowadays.

    These arguments tend merely to confuse the reader.

    tend not to do something:

    Religion is personal and I tend not to talk about it.

    Synonyms and related words

    Habits and habitual behavior
    1. 1a
      to usually have a particular quality
      tend toward:

      Her study found that sociologists tended toward liberalism and radicalism.

      Synonyms and related words

      To have a particular quality or thing
  2. 2
    intransitive/transitive to take care of someone or something

    Eddie kept himself busy tending the garden.

    Doctors were tending the wounded.

    tend to:

    I have to tend to the children before I go out.

    Synonyms and related words

    To take care of someone or something
  3. 3
    intransitive to change or develop in a particular direction

    I think they will tend toward stricter controls.

    tend toward/upward/downward:

    Housing prices have tended upward.

    Synonyms and related words

    To become different

phrases

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