tend
(verb)
verb
1. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
- She tends to be nervous before her lectures
Similar word(s): incline, lean, run
Definition categories: stative, be
2. have care of or look after
- She tends to the children
Definition categories: social, attend, look, see
3. manage or run
- tend a store
Definition categories: social, mind
Sentences with tend as a verb:
- They tend to go out on Saturdays.
- It tends to snow here in winter.
- We need to tend to the garden, which has become a mess.
- Shepherds tend their flocks.