tend

//tɛnd//
B1Frequency Level 5Neutral
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Verb

tendInfinitive
tendPresent tense
tendedPast tense
tendedPast participle
tendingPresent participle
tendsThird-person singular
1

to regularly or frequently behave in a particular way or have a certain characteristic

She tends to arrive late for meetings.

2

to care for or look after someone or something

She tends the garden every morning.

3

to move or extend in a particular direction

The road tends north for several miles.

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