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Definition tend in American English

tend verb

verb
/tend/
1

to usually do a particular thing

Example

He tends to exaggerate.

Example

The gym tends to get very busy at around six o'clock.

Example

We tend to take technology for granted nowadays.

Example

These arguments tend merely to confuse the reader.

Example

Religion is personal and I tend not to talk about it.

Synonyms and related words
habit routine custom
1.1

to usually have a particular quality

Example

Her study found that sociologists tended toward liberalism and radicalism.

Synonyms and related words
seem tend possess
2

to take care of someone or something

Example

Eddie kept himself busy tending the garden.

Example

Doctors were tending the wounded.

Example

I have to tend to the children before I go out.

Example

I think they will tend toward stricter controls.

Example

Housing prices have tended upward.

Synonyms and related words
transition change turn into
Definition tend in American English