English verb: tend | |||
1. | tend (stative) have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined | ||
Samples | She tends to be nervous before her lectures. These dresses run small. He inclined to corpulence. | ||
Synonyms | be given, incline, lean, run | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | gravitate, suffer, take kindly to | ||
2. | tend (social) have care of or look after | ||
Samples | She tends to the children. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | attend, look, see, take care | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | garden, shepherd | ||
3. | tend (social) manage or run | ||
Samples | Tend a store. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mind, take care | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | stoke | ||