tend
/tɛnd/tend
VERBDefinition of tend
To tend to do something means inclined or likely to do something.
Example: The streets are very confusing in Tokyo and people tend to get lost.
If you tend something, you watch and take care of it.
Example: The children often help with chores, including cutting the grass and tending the garden.
If x tends towards y, x is usually y.
Example: My artwork tends towards the modern.
If you tend bar, you work at a bar selling drinks.
If something tends in a particular direction, you generally moves in that direction.
Example: The price of gold has tended upward for about three years.
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EXAMPLESExamples of tend
The streets are very confusing in Tokyo and people tend to get lost.
Example sentenceA clearly typed paper does tend to get a better mark.
Example sentenceThe children often help with chores, including cutting the grass and tending the garden.
Example sentenceMy artwork tends towards the modern.
Example sentenceThe price of gold has tended upward for about three years.
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