A Topical Dictionary: Search for tending

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Pronunciation

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Noun

Action of the verb to tend.

Verb

tending

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Tend \Tend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tended; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tending.] [Aphetic form of attend. See Attend, Tend to
move, and cf. Tender one that tends or attends.]
1. To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the
wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard; as, shepherds
tend their flocks. --Shak.
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And flaming ministers to watch and tend
Their earthly charge. --Milton.
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There 's not a sparrow or a wren,
There 's not a blade of autumn grain,
Which the four seasons do not tend
And tides of life and increase lend. --Emerson.
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2. To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.
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Being to descend
A ladder much in height, I did not tend
My way well down. --Chapman.
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To tend a vessel (Naut.), to manage an anchored vessel when
the tide turns, so that in swinging she shall not entangle
the cable.
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WordNet tending
adj : (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; "he is
apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am
not minded to answer any questions" [syn: apt(p), disposed(p),
given(p), minded(p), tending(p)]
n : the work of caring for or attending to someone or something;
"no medical care was required"; "the old car needed
constant attention" [syn: care, attention, aid]