tend

Meaning

  1. (Old-English) To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
  2. To be likely, or probable to do something, or to have a certain habit or leaning.
  3. (intransitive) To contribute to or toward some outcome.

Synonyms

look after
care for
incline
36k
take care of
watch over
nurse
B1
keep
A1
herd
C1
take care
lean
B2
mind
A1
watch
A1
⌚

conduce

guard
A2
💂
attend
B2
inclined
C2
protect
A2
care
A1
treat
B1
trend
C2
attend to
verge
C1
run
A1
serve
B1
nurture
C2

be given

lead
A2
disposed
C2
graze
C2
govern
C2
contribute
C1
groom
B2
tendency
C2

tend 1

shepherd
C1
supervise
C2
pasture
C2
entertain
C1
rear
B2
cherish
C1

be inclined

preserve
C1
decline
C1
deal
A1
careen
cure
B1
cultivate
C2
baby-sit
C2
court
A2
cant
C1
Translations

tender
tendre

τείνω

tendere
garder
tender
cuidar
cuidar
neigen

περιποιούμαι

ρέπω

soigner

συντελώ

abzielen

φυλάσσω

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɛnd/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
*tenden
Inherited from Middle English
tenden
Inherited from Old English
tendan
Cognate with Danish
tænde
Cognate with Swedish
tända
Cognate with Gothic
𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽
Cognate with Icelandic
tendra
Cognate with German
German
zünden
In summary

From Middle English *tenden, from Old French tendre (“to stretch, stretch out, hold forth, offer, tender”), from Latin tendere (“to stretch, stretch out, extend, spread out”).

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