1
as in watched
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
tend the store while I run an errand
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2
as in grew
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care
lately I haven't been doing a good job of tending my garden
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3
as in cultivated
to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on
plots that during the war were tended by city dwellers as vegetable gardens
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4
as in managed
to look after and make decisions about
the dying patriarch wondered who would tend the family business after he was gone
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Recent Examples of tended
Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Cahall stressed that entertainment studios have tended to consolidate over time and that is likely to continue.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Researchers noted that in high-income countries, overweight tended to be more common among children and adolescents in poorer households, eating nutrient-poor, unhealthy diets.
—Amy Woodyatt, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
The charity’s agronomists predict that one kit, properly tended, can yield up to two hundred pounds of produce in a single season, enough to supplement the diets of a family of four.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
First of all, the franchise has tended to pull its season leads from its own ranks over the years, with many Bachelorette stars having previously competed on The Bachelor, and vice versa.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
Our initial assessment tended to agree, but a deeper analysis was needed.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The first physicians’ union formed in 1934, when hospital residents – doctors in training who tended then, as now, to be paid relatively little and forced to work long hours – organized to demand higher pay and shorter shifts.
—Patrick Aguilar, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Chile-loving participants also tended to live longer in general.
—Diana Hubbell, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
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Southern and Western states tended to see the biggest increase in working hours, while parts of the Northeast and Midwest showed slower growth or even decreases.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Cahall stressed that entertainment studios have tended to consolidate over time and that is likely to continue.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Researchers noted that in high-income countries, overweight tended to be more common among children and adolescents in poorer households, eating nutrient-poor, unhealthy diets.
—Amy Woodyatt, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
The charity’s agronomists predict that one kit, properly tended, can yield up to two hundred pounds of produce in a single season, enough to supplement the diets of a family of four.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
First of all, the franchise has tended to pull its season leads from its own ranks over the years, with many Bachelorette stars having previously competed on The Bachelor, and vice versa.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
Our initial assessment tended to agree, but a deeper analysis was needed.
—Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The first physicians’ union formed in 1934, when hospital residents – doctors in training who tended then, as now, to be paid relatively little and forced to work long hours – organized to demand higher pay and shorter shifts.
—Patrick Aguilar, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
Chile-loving participants also tended to live longer in general.
—Diana Hubbell, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Tended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tended. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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