TEND

Meaning of TEND in English

I. verb

Synonyms: till , cultivate, dress, ||labor, work

to supervise or take charge of

employed a girl to tend the children each day

Synonyms: attend, care (for), mind, watch

Related Word: cherish, cultivate, foster, minister, nurse, nurture, serve; defend, guard, protect, safeguard, shield; supervise

Idioms: look after, see after, see to, take care of, take under one's wing

Contrasted words: disregard, ignore, neglect

II. verb

to have or exhibit an inclination or tendency

he tends to praise people too highly

Synonyms: incline, lean, look; compare incline 3

Idioms: be disposed

Synonyms: contribute 2, conduce, redound

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English vocabulary. Английский энциклопедический словарь тезаурус. 2003

TEND — I. ˈtend verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English tenden, short for attenden to attend intransitive verb 1. archaic : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TEND — (a.) To be directed, as to any end, object, or purpose; to aim; to have or give a leaning; to …
Английский словарь Webster
TEND — (v. t.) To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; …
Английский словарь Webster
TEND — ( v. t. ) To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TEND — ( a. ) To be directed, as to any end, object, or purpose; to aim; to have or give a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TEND — tend 1 /tend/ , v.i. 1. to be disposed or inclined in action, operation, or effect to do something: The …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TEND — I. ˈtend verb Etymology: Middle English, short for attenden to attend Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. archaic : listen …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TEND — vt to make a tender of; to offer or tender. 2. tend ·vt to be attentive to; to note carefully; …
Webster English vocab
TEND — [tend] vb [ME, short for attenden to attend] vi (14c) 1 archaic: listen 2: to pay attention: apply oneself "~ …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TEND — tend BrE AmE tend ▷ tended ˈtend ɪd -əd ▷ tending ˈtend ɪŋ ▷ tends tendz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TEND — / tend; NAmE / verb 1. [ v to inf ] to be likely to do sth or to happen …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TEND — tend S1 W1 /tend/ BrE AmE verb [ Sense 1, 3, 5: Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TEND — ( tends, tending, tended) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TEND — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB also ▪ It also tends to be grown locally so that less fuel is …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TEND — (CARE) [verb] [T] - to care for (something or someone)He carefully tended his sunflower plants all summer.The nurse gently tended …
Cambridge English vocab
TEND — Synonyms and related words : administer to, aim, animadvert, attend, attend on, attend to, baby-sit, bear, bed, bed down, bend …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TEND — v. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: TILL , cultivate, dress, ||labor, work 2 to supervise or take charge of FF1C; employed …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TEND — I . v. a. 1. Watch, guard, keep, protect, at~, accompany, nurse, take care of, wait on, look after. 2. …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
TEND — verb ADVERB ▪ carefully , lovingly ▪ She lovingly ~ed her garden. PREPOSITION ▪ to ▪ He ~ed to her …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TEND — v. be inclined or disposed, be liable or apt or likely, incline, lean, have or show or exhibit or demonstrate …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TEND — I гл. 1) а) иметь тенденцию (к чему-л.); клониться (к чему-л.) prices are tending upwards ≈ цены растут б) склоняться, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TEND — tend.ogg _I tend v 1. 1> ухаживать, заботиться, присматривать; ходить ( за больными ) t tend one's plants the sick …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TEND — стремиться - tend in modulus - tend to a limit - tend to infinity
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
TEND — стремиться - tend in modulus - tend to a limit - tend to infinity
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
TEND — I tend гл.1) а) иметь тенденцию (к чему-л.); клониться, склоняться (к чему-л.) it tends to become hot in the afternoon …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TEND — _I tend v 1. 1> ухаживать, заботиться, присматривать; ходить ( за больными ) t tend one's plants the sick - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TEND — I tend гл. 1) а) иметь тенденцию ( к чему-л. ) ; клониться, склоняться ( к чему-л. ) it tends …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TEND — I [«ў¬] tend.wav гл. 1) а) иметь тенденцию (к чему-л.); клониться, склоняться (к чему-л.) it tends to become hot in the afternoon — после …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TEND — _I tend _v. 1> иметь тенденцию (к чему-л.); клониться (к чему-л.); it tends to become cold at night вероятно, к …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
TEND — I гл. 1) а) иметь тенденцию (к чему-л.); клониться (к чему-л.) prices are tending upwards ≈ цены растут б) склоняться, …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TEND — cuidar, gardar; servir; (incline) tender, inclinar
English interlingue dictionary
TEND — hilig
English-Visayan vocabulary
TEND — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, short for at~en to at~ Date: 14th century intransitive verb listen , to pay attention …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TEND — (a.) To move in a certain direction; -- usually with to or towards.
Английский словарь Webster
TEND — (v. i.) To await; to expect.
Английский словарь Webster
TEND — (v. i.) To wait, as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend; -- with on or upon.
Английский словарь Webster
TEND — (v. t.) To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.
Английский словарь Webster
TEND — (v. t.) To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
Английский словарь Webster
TEND — ( v. t. ) To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TEND — ( v. t. ) To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TEND — ( v. i. ) To wait, as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend; -- with on or upon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TEND — ( v. i. ) To await; to expect.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TEND — ( a. ) To move in a certain direction; -- usually with to or towards.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TEND — v. be inclined, be disposed; care for, watch over; nurse; service customers
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TEND — v. Function: intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, to stretch, direct oneself, from Anglo-French tendre ― more at TENDER Date: 14th …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TEND — v. Pronunciation: ' tend Function: verb Etymology: Middle English, short for attenden to attend Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TEND — ~ 1 ■ verb 1》 frequently behave in a particular way or have a certain characteristic: written language ~s to …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TEND — v. 1 tr. take care of, look after (a person esp. an invalid, animals esp. sheep, a machine). 2 intr. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TEND — v.intr. 1 (usu. foll. by to) be apt or inclined (tends to lose his temper). 2 serve, conduce. 3 be …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TEND — v. 1 tr. take care of, look after (a person esp. an invalid, animals esp. sheep, a machine). 2 intr. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TEND — v.intr. 1 (usu. foll. by to) be apt or inclined (tends to lose his temper). 2 serve, conduce. 3 be …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TEND — 1. v.intr. 1. (usu. foll. by to) be apt or inclined (tends to lose his temper). 2 serve, conduce. 3 …
Oxford English vocab
TEND — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If something ~s …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TEND — v. Function: verb 1 to have or exhibit an inclination or tendency FF1C; he tends to praise people too highly …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TEND — verb
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
TEND — See ↑ IN GENERAL 1
Longman Activator English vocab
TEND — v. 25B6; verb she tended her cattle : LOOK AFTER, take care of, care for, minister to, attend to, see …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TEND — v. 25B6; verb I tend to get very involved in my work : BE INCLINED, be apt, be disposed, be …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TEND — v. 1) ( AE ) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ to (to ~ to one's own business) ( …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
TEND — v. care for, take care of, look after, look out for, watch over, see to, keep an eye on, attend …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TEND — dent
Anagrams English vocabulary
TEND — Иметь тенденцию
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TEND — Заботиться
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
TEND — (v) иметь тенденцию
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary

Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary

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