How to use tend in a sentence. Phrasal verb tend to someone/something (definition of tending from the cambridge advanced learner's dictionary & thesaurus © cambridge university press) To have a general disposition (to do something) Be inclined | meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in american english Please tend [= mind] the store while i'm away She tends her garden daily
He tended his ailing mother I have to tend to (the) business The nurse tended to their wounds. Paint that tends toward bubbling and peeling over time To be disposed or inclined Tending definitions of tending adjective (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward synonyms
Prone, inclined, willing, apt, choosing, preferring, liable, given Unwilling, averse, loath, loth, indisposed, disinclined, loathe, avoiding To lead or conduce, as to some result or resulting condition Measures tending to improved working conditions Governments are tending toward democracy To be inclined to or have a tendency toward a particular quality, state, or degree
This wine tends toward the sweet side. Care for she had to give up her job to care for her elderly mother Take care of i just want to make enough money to take care of my family Tend he lived a quiet life, tending his garden and his hives.
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