tend

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 See also 1.4 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Verb 2.2 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

(3) From Old French tendre.

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• Rhymes: -ɛnd

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to tend (third-person singular simple present tends, present participle tending, simple past and past participle tended)

1. To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
2. To look after (e.g. an ill person.)
3. (Followed by to infinitive.) Be likely, or probable to do something, or to have a certain characteristic.

   They tend to go out on Saturdays.

   It tends to snow here in winter.

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• In sense 3. this is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive.
• See Appendix:English catenative verbs

[edit] Derived terms

• tendency

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• be given to

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• Anagrams of dent

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[edit] Verb

tend

1. Third-person singular present indicative of tendre.

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• Anagrams of dent