tends 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of tend
as in leans
to show a liking or proneness (for something) her wardrobe tends toward dark colors and heavy fabrics

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tends

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of tend
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as in cultivates
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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In the East, the northern branch of the jet stream tends to carry faster-moving, less intense storms, which can mean snowfall near or even below average, with temperatures closer to seasonal norms, AccuWeather said. Doyle Rice, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025 There is certainly room for growth, though The Diplomat typically tends to attract a steady and solid (albeit lower) audience over several weeks post-premiere rather than seeing huge viewership spikes like some other titles. Katie Campione, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025 As a result, appetite tends to be lower. Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025 Rainwater tends to stockpile on the edges of roads. Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025 Foord tends to more than 2,000 tiny soft coral specimens growing in several large saltwater tanks. Greg Allen, NPR, 21 Oct. 2025 Another study challenging the MICI scenario noted that breaking ice also tends to form a mélange, a dense, jumbled slurry of icebergs and sea ice. Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025 When forming a memory, the hippocampus tends to engage with some of these brain networks more than others. Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2025 Creosote also tends to make your fireplace smell like a campfire year-round. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025

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