What is the meaning of tend?

Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined.
- usage: "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"
- synonyms: be given, lean, incline, run
Have care of or look after.
- usage: "She tends to the children"
Manage or run.
- usage: "tend a store"

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APA	WordNet. (2010). tend. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/tend/definitions/1315517
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