tend(o)- word element [L.], tendon.
attending to would be better, at least in American English. Tend to is usually used to mean to usually do a particular thing or have a particular quality, as in "the nurse, while attending to her patient, tends to be careless and forgetful."
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.†[
adjective. Properly or diligently looked after.
tend ​Definitions and Synonyms ​‌‌‌
| present tense | |
|---|
| he/she/it | tends |
| present participle | tending |
| past tense | tended |
| past participle | tended |
(Entry 1 of 2) intransitive verb. 1 : to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce tends to be optimistic. 2 : to move, direct, or develop one's course in a particular direction cannot tell where society is tending.
tend verb (BE LIKELY)to be likely to behave in a particular way or have a particular characteristic: [ + to infinitive ] We tend to get cold winters and warm, dry summers in this part of the country. I think you tend to eat more in the winter.
Trend is defined as to go in a general direction or to have a tendency to go in a certain way. An example of trend is for a plain to stretch westward across a state. An example of trend is when the number of murders in a city reduce downward. The definition of a trend is a general direction or something popular.
tend2
- look after, take care of, care for, minister to, attend to, see to, wait on, cater to.
- watch over, keep an eye on, mind, protect, watch, guard.
- nurse, nurture, cherish.
- maintain, cultivate, keep, manage.
Throughout the story, Lennie asks George to tell him about how he will be in charge of the rabbits once they have their farm. It is his dream and what keeps him motivated. In another sense, the rabbits represent futility. When you think about it, there is no way that Lennie would be good at taking care of rabbits.
If someone has a tendency to do or like something, they will probably do it or like it: [ + to infinitive ] His tendency to exaggerate is well known. If there is a tendency for something to happen, it is likely to happen or it often happens: There is a tendency for unemployment to rise in the summer.
tendency. A likelihood of behaving in a particular way or going in a particular direction; a tending toward.
Tend means to take care of or be in charge of someone or something. An example of tend is watering a friend's garden while they are on vacation.
You have to tend a vegetable garden, for example, if you expect to harvest more vegetables than weeds. If you are inclined to do something, then you tend to do that thing.
a phrase you would say to point out the hypocrisy of someone who accuses/criticizes you for a fault they have themselves; the phrase alludes to the cast-iron pot and kettle which, once, were soon both equally covered with black soot when heated over an open fire. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black! humber n.
Yes, tend is in the scrabble dictionary.
