The meaning of TEND is to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce. How to use tend in a sentence.
Definition of tend verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
tend meaning, definition, what is tend: to look after someone or something: Learn more.
TEND definition: 1. to be likely to behave in a particular way or have a particular characteristic: 2. to care for…. Learn more.
- 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.
If you tend someone or something, you do what is necessary to keep them in a good condition or to improve their condition.
to be disposed or inclined in action, operation, or effect to do something: The particles tend to unite. to be disposed toward an idea, emotion, way of thinking, etc.: He tends to be overly optimistic. Her religious philosophy tends toward pantheism.
TEND definition: to be disposed or inclined in action, operation, or effect to do something. See examples of tend used in a sentence.
tend (third-person singular simple present tends, present participle tending, simple past and past participle tended) (law) To make a tender of; to offer or tender. 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.
To take care of; minister to; watch over; look after; attend to. To tend plants or animals, to tend the sick.