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- pronunciation:
- tend
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
tends, tending, tended |
| definition: |
to care for or maintain; look after (a person or thing).
My neighbor tends the children after school.He tended the campfire all night.- synonyms:
- care for, keep, look after, maintain, mind, minister to, take care of, watch
- antonyms:
- forget, neglect
- similar words:
- attend, groom, guard, herd, manage, nurse, oversee, protect, shepherd
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| related words: |
administer, cultivate, graze, mother, nurse, nurture, run, serve, sustain |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to give one's attention (usu. fol. by "to").
Tend to your own affairs.- synonyms:
- attend
- similar words:
- care, watch
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| related words: |
administer, minister, serve |
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