as in prone
having a tendency to be or act in a certain way
people tending toward daily exercise will significantly reduce their risk of cardiac arrest
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as in leaning
to show a liking or proneness (for something)
her wardrobe tends toward dark colors and heavy fabrics
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as in supervising
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
tend the store while I run an errand
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as in growing
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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as in cultivating
to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on
plots that during the war were tended by city dwellers as vegetable gardens
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as in managing
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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Recent Examples of tending
Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
Doing so decreases likelihood of encountering a rival whitetail, and so, the buck can focus on tending the doe.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
That said, this is an incredibly tough question, tending to spark more rumor and innuendo than uncover any truths, as onlookers try to determine who knew what when.
—Lavanya Ramanathan, Vox, 26 Sep. 2024
That said, this is an incredibly tough question, tending to spark more rumor and innuendo than uncover any truths, as onlookers try to determine who knew what when.
—Lavanya Ramanathan, Vox, 26 Sep. 2024
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Doing so decreases likelihood of encountering a rival whitetail, and so, the buck can focus on tending the doe.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
Doing so decreases likelihood of encountering a rival whitetail, and so, the buck can focus on tending the doe.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
That said, this is an incredibly tough question, tending to spark more rumor and innuendo than uncover any truths, as onlookers try to determine who knew what when.
—Lavanya Ramanathan, Vox, 26 Sep. 2024
That said, this is an incredibly tough question, tending to spark more rumor and innuendo than uncover any truths, as onlookers try to determine who knew what when.
—Lavanya Ramanathan, Vox, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Tending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tending. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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