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tend¹

T0102400 (tĕnd)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.]

tend²

T0102400 (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: tend², attend, mind, minister, watch
These verbs mean to have the care or supervision of something: tended her plants; attends the sick; minded the neighbor's children; ministered to flood victims; watched the house while the owners were away.

tend

(tɛnd) vb1. (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. [C14: from Old French tendre, from Latin tendere to stretch]

tend

(tɛnd) vb1. (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. informal chiefly (often foll by: to) US and Canadian to pay attention[C14: variant of attend]

tend¹

(tɛnd)

v.i. 1. to be disposed or inclined in action, operation, or effect to do something: The particles tend to unite. 2. to be disposed toward an idea, emotion, way of thinking, etc. 3. to lead or conduce, as to some result or condition: measures tending to safer working conditions. 4. to be inclined to or have a tendency toward a particular quality, state, or degree: This wine tends toward the sweet side. 5. (of a course, road, etc.) to lead or be directed in a particular direction (usu. fol. by to, toward, etc.). [1300–50; Middle English < Middle French tendre < Latin tendere to stretch, extend, proceed]

tend²

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v.t. 1. to attend to by work or services, care, etc.: to tend a fire. 2. to watch over and care for; minister to: to tend the sick. 3. to handle or attend to (a rope). v.i. 4. to attend by action, care, etc. (usu. fol. by to). 5. tend on or upon,Archaic. to attend or wait upon; serve. [1300–50; Middle English, aph. variant of attend]

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Past participle: tended
Gerund: tending

Imperative
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Present
I tend
you tend
he/she/it tends
we tend
you tend
they tend

Preterite
I tended
you tended
he/she/it tended
we tended
you tended
they tended

Present Continuous
I am tending
you are tending
he/she/it is tending
we are tending
you are tending
they are tending

Present Perfect
I have tended
you have tended
he/she/it has tended
we have tended
you have tended
they have tended

Past Continuous
I was tending
you were tending
he/she/it was tending
we were tending
you were tending
they were tending

Past Perfect
I had tended
you had tended
he/she/it had tended
we had tended
you had tended
they had tended

Future
I will tend
you will tend
he/she/it will tend
we will tend
you will tend
they will tend

Future Perfect
I will have tended
you will have tended
he/she/it will have tended
we will have tended
you will have tended
they will have tended

Future Continuous
I will be tending
you will be tending
he/she/it will be tending
we will be tending
you will be tending
they will be tending

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tending
you have been tending
he/she/it has been tending
we have been tending
you have been tending
they have been tending

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tending
you will have been tending
he/she/it will have been tending
we will have been tending
you will have been tending
they will have been tending

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tending
you had been tending
he/she/it had been tending
we had been tending
you had been tending
they had been tending

Conditional
I would tend
you would tend
he/she/it would tend
we would tend
you would tend
they would tend

Past Conditional
I would have tended
you would have tended
he/she/it would have tended
we would have tended
you would have tended
they would have tended

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, runbe - 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

tend

¹verb1. 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.

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²verb1. 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, disregard2. maintain, take care of, nurture, cultivate, manage The grey-haired lady dug and tended her garden.
maintain ignore, overlook, neglect, disregard

tend¹

verbTo have a tendency or inclination:incline, lean, slant, squint, trend.

tend²

verb1. 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 of, take under one's wing.2. To prepare (soil) for the planting and raising of crops:cultivate, culture, dress, till, work.

Translations

倾向于照料走向趋向

tend¹

(tend) verb to take care of; to look after. A shepherd tends his sheep.照料ˈtender noun1. a person who looks after something. a bartender.看管人2. a small boat which carries stores or passengers to and from a larger boat. 补给船，交通船

tend²

(tend) verb1. to be likely (to do something); to do (something) frequently. Plants tend to die in hot weather; He tends to get angry.趋向2. to move, lean or slope in a certain direction. This bicycle tends to(wards) the left.走向ˈtendency – plural ˈtendencies – noun likelihood; inclination. He has a tendency to forget things. 趋向，倾向

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tend to

1. To focus or apply one's attention to someone or something; to take care of someone or something. You really need to tend to the lawn—it's getting pretty overgrown! I'm taking some time off of work to tend to my daughter while she is sick.2. To be inclined or have a tendency to do something. Sarah has a lot more experience than me in this aspect of the business, so I tend to defer to her opinions on such matters. I tend not to believe rumors like these until I see some actual evidence.See also: tend

tend toward (something)

To have a tendency or be inclined or disposed to display some behavior or characteristic. The author's work tends toward the harsh, gloomy realities of the world, but she always maintains a vein of persistent hopefulness in all her stories. His fiscal policies tend toward conservatism, while his social policies tend toward liberalism.See also: tend, toward

tend to do something

to have a tendency to do something. Jill tends to play with her hair while she works. Sam tends to say things like that when he is upset.See also: tend

tend toward something

to have a tendency to display a certain characteristic. Roger tends toward the dramatic. We all tend toward bad humor during bad weather.See also: tend, toward

tend to

1. Apply one's attention, as in We should tend to our business, which is to teach youngsters. This term uses tend in the sense of "attend." [1300s] 2. Be disposed or inclined, as in We tend to believe whatever we are told. This term uses tend in the sense of "have a tendency." [c. 1600] See also: tend

tend to

v. To apply one's attention to something; attend to something: I must tend to my chores before I can go outside.See also: tend

tend toward

v.1. To have a tendency toward something: Most kinds of paint tend toward peeling over time.2. To be disposed or inclined toward something: Many children tend toward exaggeration.3. To move or extend in some direction: Our ship tended toward the northern coast.See also: tend, toward

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verb be inclined

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verb to have the care and supervision of

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verb to prepare (soil) for the planting and raising of crops

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verb have a tendency or disposition to do or be something

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