1. 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).
Etymology: ME f. OF tendre stretch f. L tendere tens- or tent- 2. v.
1. tr. take care of, look after (a person esp. an invalid, animals esp. sheep, a machine).
2 intr. (foll. by on, upon) wait on.
3 intr. (foll. by to) esp. US give attention to.
Derivatives:
tendance n. archaic.
Etymology: ME f. ATTEND