Meaning & use
tend
To be likely to behave in a particular way or to have a certain characteristic.
See it in a sentence
Traffic tends to be lighter on the highway before seven in the morning.
She tends to worry about small details that other people barely notice.
A note on using this word
In this sense, tend is almost always followed by 'to' plus an infinitive verb. A separate sense means to care for something, as in 'tend a garden'.
Words with a similar meaning
inclinelean
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To care for or look after someone or something, such as a patient, animal, or plant.
A nurse tended the wounded soldiers through the long, difficult night.
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