TEND
\tˈɛnd], \tˈɛnd], \t_ˈɛ_n_d]\
Definitions of TEND
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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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"
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have care of or look after; "She tends to the children"
By Princeton University
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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"
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have care of or look after; "She tends to the children"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
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To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.
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To await; to expect.
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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.
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To wait, as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend; - with on or upon.
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To move in a certain direction; - usually with to or towards.
By Oddity Software
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To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
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To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.
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To await; to expect.
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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.
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To wait, as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend; - with on or upon.
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To move in a certain direction; - usually with to or towards.
By Noah Webster.
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To care for; attend; protect.
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To attend: with on or upon; go in a certain direction; be directed, or be an influence, to any end.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To accompany as assistant or protector: to take care of.
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To stretch, aim at, or move in a certain direction: to be directed to any end or purpose: to contribute.
By Daniel Lyons
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To aim at; move in a certain direction; have an inclination to; contribute.
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To attend; take care of.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To have a bent or aptitude; aim; incline.
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To move in a certain direction.
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To look after; watch over; attend; serve.
By James Champlin Fernald
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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.
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To move in a certain direction; to be directed to an end or purpose; to aim at; to contribute.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.