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- ]

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