1
as in to watch
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
tend the store while I run an errand
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2
as in to grow
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care
lately I haven't been doing a good job of tending my garden
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4
as in to manage
to look after and make decisions about
the dying patriarch wondered who would tend the family business after he was gone
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
Rainwater tends to stockpile on the edges of roads.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
Skerry reminded the players that, in late shot-clock situations, Drexel’s 6-foot-8, 250-pound junior power forward Cole Hargrove tends to hang around the rim for a lob.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2025
Buffalo Bills Due to his age, a reunion with Buffalo tends to make sense.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
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Chard leaves tend to taste bitter in the heat of summer.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 Mar. 2025
Rainwater tends to stockpile on the edges of roads.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
Skerry reminded the players that, in late shot-clock situations, Drexel’s 6-foot-8, 250-pound junior power forward Cole Hargrove tends to hang around the rim for a lob.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2025
Buffalo Bills Due to his age, a reunion with Buffalo tends to make sense.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Tend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tend. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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