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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. tend(v)

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

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1. List of paraphrases:

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How to use tend in a sentence?

1. Mina Munemasa:

   By creating connections with people in Japan as well as other countries, she was able to regain her confidence, adults tend to say that the Internet is dangerous but there are definitely some children who are saved by it.

2. Ethical Traveler report:

   There are seven island nations on the 2016 list, marking a continuing trend in the winners' circle, climate change affects islands dramatically, so island nations tend to put extra effort toward effective environmental policies.

3. Jay Olshansky:

   Those living in the highest 1 percent of the population in income, education and socioeconomic status tend to live significantly longer than the rest of us.

4. Marshall Shepherd:

   People also tend to confuse what is happening where they live as an indication of what is happening globally, it is not' Where You Live Warming,' it is' Global Warming,'.

5. Anthony Fugett:

   I think that if you have a diverse department all the way through that those things tend not to happen, or at least are reduced.

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