Synonyms for tend
tɛnd

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1. tend, be given, lean, incline, run(verb)

   have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

   "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"

   Synonyms:
   course, operate, list, hunt, fly the coop, work, scat, move, turn tail, range, run, tilt, function, lead, lam, flow, melt down, track down, break away, head for the hills, extend, hunt down, endure, bunk, take to the woods, consort, execute, feed, prevail, bleed, carry, scarper, go, unravel, lean, play, die hard, race, pass, pitch, escape, dispose, black market, persist, incline, ladder, draw, hightail it, be given, slope, campaign, angle, run away, ply, guide, melt, tip, slant, run for

2. tend(verb)

   have care of or look after

   "She tends to the children"

   Synonyms:
   run, incline, be given, lean

3. tend(verb)

   manage or run

   "tend a store"

   Synonyms:
   run, incline, be given, lean

English Synonyms and Antonyms(2.00 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. tend

   Synonyms:
   applaud, benefit, care for, cherish, conserve, consider, eulogize, extol, favor, laud, panegyrize, praise, protect, regard, respect, shield, sustain, uphold, vindicate

   Antonyms:
   abuse, aggrieve, damage, defame, defile, disparage, harm, ill-treat, ill-use, impose on, impose upon, injure, malign, maltreat, misemploy, misuse, molest, oppress, persecute, pervert, prostitute, rail at, ravish, reproach, revile, ruin, slander, victimize, vilify, violate, vituperate, wrong

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1. tend

   Synonyms:
   nurture, guard, watch, manage, serve, keep, aid, incline, verge, lean, aim, contribute, conduce, attend

   Antonyms:
   betray, desert, abandon

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. tend(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   watch, guard, keep, protect, attend, accompany, nurse, take care of, wait on

2. tend(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   attend, wait, serve, be attendant

3. tend(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   incline, lean, verge, trend, make, be directed

4. tend(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   conduce, contribute, lead

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1. tend(v)

   Synonyms:
   conduce, contribute, attend, accompany, guard, incline, lean

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1. List of paraphrases for "tend":

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How to use tend in a sentence?

1. Lynn Bufka:

   We tend to overestimate the likelihood of something happening, and we tend to underestimate our capacity to deal with it.

2. John Roberts:

   When you live in a polarized political environment, people tend to see everything in those terms. That's not how we at the court function.

3. Hillary Clinton:

   That does not make Trump and Cruz sound strong, it makes them sound in over their heads... You know loose cannons tend to misfire, and in a dangerous world that is a gamble we cannot afford.

4. New York:

   Mayors tend not to do well when the police department and its officers are not happy.

5. Joyce:

   Those who have easy, cheerful attitudes tend to be happier than those with less pleasant temperaments, regardless of money, making it, or success.

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