tend
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Is tend a Scrabble word?
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What is the meaning of tend?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (law, Old English law) To make a tender of; to offer or tender.Old-English
2. (followed by a to-infinitive) To be likely, or probable to do something, or to have a certain habit or leaning.Examples: "They tend to go out on Saturdays."; "It tends to snow here in winter."; "I was tending to get up later and later after the breakup."
3. (intransitive) To contribute to or toward some outcome.Examples: "The Lords in 1722 declared that annexing such Clauses tends to the destruction of this government. And yet there are such bills every session and you pass them."intransitive
verb (English)
1. (with to) To look after (e.g. an ill person.)Examples: "We need to tend to the garden, which has become a mess."Synonyms: care for, minister to, nurse, to, take care of
2. (obsolete) To await; to expect.Examples: "Had I not. Four or five women once that tended me?"obsolete
3. (obsolete) To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.Examples: "Being to descend / A ladder much in height, I did not tend / My way well down."Synonyms: attend toobsolete
4. (transitive, nautical) To manage (an anchored vessel) when the tide turns, to prevent it from entangling the cable when swinging.transitive
verb (English)
1. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To kindle; ignite; set on fire; light; inflame; burn.dialectaltransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary