TEND


Meaning of TEND in English

v.

Pronunciation: ' tend

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English, short for attenden to attend

Date: 14th century

intransitive verb

1 archaic : LISTEN

2 : to pay attention : apply oneself < tend to your own affairs> < tend to our correspondence>

3 : to act as an attendant : SERVE < tend ed to his wife>

4 obsolete : AWAIT

transitive verb

1 archaic : to attend as a servant

2 a : to apply oneself to the care of : watch over < tend ed her sick father> b : to have or take charge of as a caretaker or overseer < tend the sheep> c : CULTIVATE , FOSTER d : to manage the operations of : MIND < tend the store> < tend the fire>

3 : to stand by (as a rope) in readiness to prevent mischance (as fouling)

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.