1
as in supervises
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
tend the store while I run an errand
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2
as in grows
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 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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4
as in manages
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 tends
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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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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“Tends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tends. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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