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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 | ||
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