TEND


Meaning of TEND in English

v.intr. 1 (usu. foll. by to) be apt or inclined (tends to lose his temper). 2 serve, conduce. 3 be moving; be directed; hold a course (tends in our direction; tends downwards; tends to the same conclusion). [ME f. OF tendre stretch f. L tendere tens- or tent-]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.