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
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
In 30 years of acting onscreen, Winters has tended to personify a particular kind of outer-borough rage.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
To no surprise, the night-owl people tended to eat all their meals at later times.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Sep. 2025
The team doctor tended to Griscti before the emergency response vehicle arrived at the arena.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Historically, that has tended be a good sign for stocks over the remainder of the year.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Study Has Some Limitations People in the study tended to be healthier and more educated, Guo says, which could potentially skew the findings.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Mainstream musical offerings of the time tended toward the overly macho or overly feminine, overly loud or overly slick—but indie appeared to value complexity and smarts.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Women tended to be less lonely than men at 60 percent versus 67 percent for men.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
There was also a group of soldiers who were killed and injured who the general tended to, getting two of the wounded to a hospital.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
In 30 years of acting onscreen, Winters has tended to personify a particular kind of outer-borough rage.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
To no surprise, the night-owl people tended to eat all their meals at later times.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Sep. 2025
The team doctor tended to Griscti before the emergency response vehicle arrived at the arena.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Historically, that has tended be a good sign for stocks over the remainder of the year.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Study Has Some Limitations People in the study tended to be healthier and more educated, Guo says, which could potentially skew the findings.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Mainstream musical offerings of the time tended toward the overly macho or overly feminine, overly loud or overly slick—but indie appeared to value complexity and smarts.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025
Women tended to be less lonely than men at 60 percent versus 67 percent for men.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Tended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tended. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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