tend

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
  2. verb have care of or look after
  3. verb manage or run

Etymology

From Middle English *tenden, from Old French tendre (“to stretch, stretch out, hold forth, offer, tender”), from Latin tendere (“to stretch, stretch out, extend, spread out”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

be given, lean, incline, run

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