v. t.1.(O. Eng. Law) To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
[imp. & p. p. Tended; p. pr. & vb. n. Tending.]
To tend a vessel
(Naut.) to manage an anchored vessel when the tide turns, so that in swinging she shall not entangle the cable.
2.To await; to expect.
1.To move in a certain direction; - usually with to or towards.
The clouds above me to the white Alps tend.
- Byron.
Synonyms: be given, incline, lean, run
2.tend - have care of or look after; "She tends to the children"
3.tend - manage or run; "tend a store"
administer to, aim, animadvert, attend on, attend to, baby-sit, bear, bed, bed down, bend to, bias, break, bridle, brush, cater to, chaperon, cherish, chore, conduce, conserve, contribute, cultivate, curry, currycomb, dance attendance upon, defend, descend, dispose, do for, do service to, drench, dress, drop, drudge, favor, feed, fodder, foster, gentle, go, gravitate, groom, handle, harness, have a tendency, head, heed, help, hitch, hold a heading, incline, keep watch over, labor, lead, lean, litter, look, look after, look out for, look to, maid, manage, mark, matronize, milk, mind, minister, minister to, mother, note, notice, nurse, nurture, observe, pander to, plunge, point, point to, precipitate, preserve, protege, provide for, redound to, regard, remark, ride herd on, rub down, saddle, safeguard, see, see after, see to, serve, set, set toward, settle, shepherd, shield, show a tendency, sink, steer, subside, supervise, support, take charge of, take note, take notice, tame, tend to go, train, trend, turn, upon, valet, verge, view, wait, wait on, warp, watch out for, watch over, water, work, work for, work toward, yoke
Translate Tend to Spanish, Translate Tend to German, Translate Tend to French
Tenancy or tenantcy
Tenant by the manner
tenant farmer
Tenant in capite
Tenant in common
Tenant of the demesne
Tenant paravail
Tenant right
Tenant saw
Tenants in
-- Tend --
tended to
tender loving care
Tender of issue
tender offer

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