Definitions of tend
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To
move
in
a
certain
direction;
to
be
directed
to
an
end
or
purpose;
to
aim
at;
to
contribute.
-
To
look
after;
watch
over;
attend;
serve.
-
To
make
a
tender
of;
to
offer
or
tender.
-
To
be
attentive
to;
to
note
carefully;
to
attend
to.
-
To
care
for;
attend;
protect.
-
To
accompany
as
assistant
or
protector:
to
take
care
of.
-
To
attend;
take
care
of.
-
To
await;
to
expect.
-
To
wait,
as
attendants
or
servants;
to
serve;
to
attend; -
with
on
or
upon.
-
To
attend:
with
on
or
upon;
go
in
a
certain
direction;
be
directed,
or
be
an
influence,
to
any
end.
-
To
stretch,
aim
at,
or
move
in
a
certain
direction:
to
be
directed
to
any
end
or
purpose:
to
contribute.
-
To
aim
at;
move
in
a
certain
direction;
have
an
inclination
to;
contribute.
-
To
have
a
bent
or
aptitude;
aim;
incline.
-
To
move
in
a
certain
direction.
-
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"
-
have
care
of
or
look
after; "
She
tends
to
the
children"
-
To
watch;
to
guard;
to
accompany
as
assistant
or
protector;
to
take
care
of;
to
be
attentive
to;
to
cause
a
vessel
to
swing,
at
single
anchor,
so
as
not
to
foul.
-
To
attend,
or
be
attentive
to;
to
watch;
to
accompany;
to
hold
and
take
care
of.
-
To
move
in
a
certain
direction;
to
be
directed
to
any
end
or
purpose;
to
have
a
leaning;
to
contribute;
to
aim.
-
To
be
directed,
as
to
any
end,
object,
or
purpose;
to
aim;
to
have
or
give
a
leaning;
to
exert
activity
or
influence;
to
serve
as
a
means;
to
contribute;
as,
our
petitions,
if
granted,
might
tend
to
our
destruction.
-
To
move
in
a
certain
direction; -
usually
with
to
or
towards.
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