Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to tend to sb
Participle: tended to sb
Gerund: tending to sb
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | tend to sb |
| you | tend to sb |
| he;she;it | tends to sb |
| we | tend to sb |
| you | tend to sb |
| they | tend to sb |
Perfect
| I | have tended to sb |
| you | have tended to sb |
| he;she;it | has tended to sb |
| we | have tended to sb |
| you | have tended to sb |
| they | have tended to sb |
Past
| I | tended to sb |
| you | tended to sb |
| he;she;it | tended to sb |
| we | tended to sb |
| you | tended to sb |
| they | tended to sb |
Pluperfect
| I | had tended to sb |
| you | had tended to sb |
| he;she;it | had tended to sb |
| we | had tended to sb |
| you | had tended to sb |
| they | had tended to sb |
Future
| I | will tend to sb |
| you | will tend to sb |
| he;she;it | will tend to sb |
| we | will tend to sb |
| you | will tend to sb |
| they | will tend to sb |
Future Perfect
| I | will have tended to sb |
| you | will have tended to sb |
| he;she;it | will have tended to sb |
| we | will have tended to sb |
| you | will have tended to sb |
| they | will have tended to sb |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | tend to sb |
| you | tend to sb |
| he;she;it | tend to sb |
| we | tend to sb |
| you | tend to sb |
| they | tend to sb |
Perfect
| I | have tended to sb |
| you | have tended to sb |
| he;she;it | have tended to sb |
| we | have tended to sb |
| you | have tended to sb |
| they | have tended to sb |
Imperfect
| I | tended to sb |
| you | tended to sb |
| he;she;it | tended to sb |
| we | tended to sb |
| you | tended to sb |
| they | tended to sb |
Pluperfect
| I | had tended to sb |
| you | had tended to sb |
| he;she;it | had tended to sb |
| we | had tended to sb |
| you | had tended to sb |
| they | had tended to sb |
Conditional
Present
| I | would tend to sb |
| you | would tend to sb |
| he;she;it | would tend to sb |
| we | would tend to sb |
| you | would tend to sb |
| they | would tend to sb |
Perfect
| I | would have tended to sb |
| you | would have tended to sb |
| he;she;it | would have tended to sb |
| we | would have tended to sb |
| you | would have tended to sb |
| they | would have tended to sb |
Imperative
| you | tend to sb |
| we | Let's tend to sb |
| you | tend to sb |
Verbs conjugated like 'tend'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'tend'
atend,
bend,
end,
fend,
hend,
lend,
mend,
pend,
rend,
send,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to wait upon
- serve
- to await
- wait for
- to act as a servant for
- aid, attend, attend to, await, bestand, bestead, dance attendance, do, do for, minister, service, serve
Additional Information
Etymology
1. "to incline, to move in a certain direction," c.1350, from O.Fr.
tendre "stretch, hold forth, offer" (11c.), from L.
tendere "to aim, stretch, extend" (see tenet).
2. From Middle English tenden, from Middle French tendre, from Old French tendre (“to stretch, stretch out, hold forth, offer, tender”), from Latin tendere (“to stretch, stretch out, extend, spread out”). See: Old French '
tendre', Latin '
tendere'.
Verbs referencing "tend"
Danish
tænde.
Sample Sentences
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‘She one day pretended that her doll was sick; and went through all the motions of tending it, and giving it medicine; she then put it carefully to bed, and placed a bottle of hot water to its feet, laughing all the time most heartily. When I came home, she insisted upon my going to see [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] feet off, on the soft, dry turf. Sam, with frantic ejaculations, made a dive at the reins, but only succeeded in brushing the blazing palm-leaf afore-named into the horse's eyes, which by no means tended to allay the confusion of his nerves. So, with great vehemence, he overturned Sam, and, giving two or three contemptuous snorts, flourished his heels vigorously in the air, and was soon prancing [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] be proved to have kissed his wife on Sunday, was punishable, I believe, with the stocks. Too much of the old Puritan spirit exists in these parts to the present hour; but its influence has not tended, that I know, to make the people less hard in their bargains, or more equal in their dealings. As I never heard of its working that effect anywhere else, I infer that it never will, here. Indeed, [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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“ Tend to yer soul ! ” repeated Tom, contemptuously; “ take a bright lookout to find a soul in you,—save yourself any care on that score. If the devil sifts you through a hair sieve, he won't find one. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] above the floor of the House; and every member has an easy chair and a writing desk to himself: which is denounced by some people out of doors as a most unfortunate and injudicious arrangement, tending to long sittings and prosaic speeches. It is an elegant chamber to look at, but a singularly bad one for all purposes of hearing. The Senate, which is smaller, is free from this objection, and is [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] suddenly and tightly in her arms, and slowly one tear after another fell on his wondering, unconscious face; and gradually she seemed, and little by little, to grow calmer, and busied herself with tending and nursing him.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] could do no less than help this very important process of _talking about_ the matter. The minister, who inclined strongly to abolitionist views, was quite doubtful whether such a step might not tend somewhat to encourage the southerners in holding on to their slaves; while the doctor, who was a stanch colonizationist, inclined to the opinion that Miss Ophelia ought to go, to show the Orleans [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] change all through his days, were his ! Looking round upon these people: far from home, houseless, indigent, wandering, weary with travel and hard living: and seeing how patiently they nursed and tended their young children: how they consulted ever their wants first, then half supplied their own; what gentle ministers of hope and faith the women were; how the men profited by their example; and how [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] 's. There's old Grandmam Stephens there,—Dorcas, they call her,—she's most an amazin ’ nurse. She takes to nursing real natural, and an't never better suited than when she gets a sick body to tend. We may reckon on turning him over to her for a fortnight or so. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] raise, cause Mas’r wasn't a speculator. It was de peartest little thing ! and Missis she seemed to think a heap on ’ t, at first; it never cried,—it was likely and fat. But Missis tuck sick, and I tended her; and I tuck the fever, and my milk all left me, and the child it pined to skin and bone, and Missis wouldn't buy milk for it. She wouldn't hear to me, when I telled her I hadn't milk. She said [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)