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

take care of

watch over

nurse

keep

herd

take care

lean

mind

watch

⌚

conduce

guard

💂

attend

inclined

protect

care

treat

trend

attend to

verge

run

serve

nurture

be given

lead

disposed

graze

govern

contribute

groom

tendency

tend 1

shepherd

supervise

pasture

entertain

rear

cherish

be inclined

preserve

decline

deal

careen

cure

cultivate

baby-sit

court

cant

Translations

tender

tendre

τείνω

tendere

garder

tender

cuidar

cuidar

neigen

περιποιούμαι

ρέπω

soigner

συντελώ

abzielen

φυλάσσω

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: 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”).