tend
tend Lexical Profile
tend Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To regularly or frequently behave in a particular way or have a certain characteristic or inclination.
"Coastal cities tend to experience milder winters than inland regions."
To care for, look after, or give one's attention to someone or something.
"She spent the afternoon tending the vegetable garden behind her house."
To go, move, or develop in a particular direction or toward a specific outcome.
"Recent economic indicators tend toward a gradual recovery in the housing market."
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Word Origin & Etymology
The sense meaning 'to incline toward' comes from Middle English via Old French tendre, from Latin tendere ('to stretch, extend, or aim'). The sense meaning 'to care for or look after' arose independently in the 14th century by aphetic shortening of the verb attend.