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
Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
While Offset’s friends tended to him, Merritt ran up to them and began throwing punches, the report states.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
In the decades after the Second World War, this principle was widely enforced through labor contracts, and big companies tended to share their economic gains with their employees.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
In states that allowed online betting, the study reported a 10% increase in the likelihood of bankruptcy and an 8% increase in debt collection amounts — outcomes that tended to appear about two years after the practice was legalized.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
Redick said Doncic had an issue with the hamstring in the first half of the 139-97 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder and was tended to at the break.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
The European Jews who settled in America in the 19th and 20th centuries largely made their way in commerce and trade and tended to settle in cities.
—Miriam Eve Mora, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
Police tended to Williams at the scene before he was taken to an area hospital, Wright said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026
Last year, the colder months — January, February, March, November and December — tended to have fewer hours over the new cap each day than months in the middle of the year.
—Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
Black participants tended to reach instead for the language of competence or functional justification.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
While Offset’s friends tended to him, Merritt ran up to them and began throwing punches, the report states.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
In the decades after the Second World War, this principle was widely enforced through labor contracts, and big companies tended to share their economic gains with their employees.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
In states that allowed online betting, the study reported a 10% increase in the likelihood of bankruptcy and an 8% increase in debt collection amounts — outcomes that tended to appear about two years after the practice was legalized.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
Redick said Doncic had an issue with the hamstring in the first half of the 139-97 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder and was tended to at the break.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
The European Jews who settled in America in the 19th and 20th centuries largely made their way in commerce and trade and tended to settle in cities.
—Miriam Eve Mora, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
Police tended to Williams at the scene before he was taken to an area hospital, Wright said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026
Last year, the colder months — January, February, March, November and December — tended to have fewer hours over the new cap each day than months in the middle of the year.
—Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Tended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tended. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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