tend

  • 41tend — I. v. a. 1. Watch, guard, keep, protect, attend, accompany, nurse, take care of, wait on, look after. 2. Attend to, be attentive to, note carefully, mind. II. v. n. 1. Attend, wait, serve, be attendant. 2. Incline, lean, verge, trend, make. 3. Be …

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  • 42tend — I verb 1) I tend to get very involved in my work Syn: be inclined, be apt, be disposed, be prone, be liable, have a tendency, have a propensity 2) some of the younger voters tended toward the tabloid press Syn: incline, lean, gravitate …

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  • 43tend — I verb 1) I tend to get very involved in my work Syn: be inclined, be apt, be disposed, be prone, be liable 2) younger voters tended towards the tabloid press Syn: incline, lean, gravitate, prefer, favour …

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  • 44Tend and befriend — is a behavioural pattern exhibited by human beings and some animal species when under threat. It refers to protection of offspring (tending) and seeking out of the social group for joint protection (befriending). Fight or flight versus tend and… …

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  • 45tend bar — american phrase to work behind a bar serving drinks Thesaurus: in bars, pubs and clubshyponym Main entry: tend * * * tend bar US : to work as a bartender : to prepare and serve drinks at a bar He tends bar at the restaurant …

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  • 46tend to show — index evidence Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 47tend toward — index discriminate (treat differently), gravitate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 48tend|ance — «TEHN duhns», noun. attention; care …

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  • 49tend out on — phrasal dialect : to attend or attend to * * * tend out on (US) To attend or attend to • • • Main Entry: ↑tend …

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  • 50tend towards — phr verb Tend towards/toward is used with these nouns as the object: ↑infinity …

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