What is the meaning of tending?

noun

• The work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something.
  • usage: "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"
  • synonyms: care, attention, aid

verb

• 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: tend, be given, lean, incline, run
• Have care of or look after.
  • usage: "She tends to the children"
  • synonyms: tend
• Manage or run.
  • usage: "tend a store"
  • synonyms: tend

adjective

• Usually followed by `to'. ( naturally disposed toward)
  • usage: "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions"
  • synonyms: apt, disposed, given, minded