tend 音标拼音: [t'ɛnd]
vt . 照管,照料
vi . 服侍,招待;注意,留心;走向,趋向;倾向;有助于
照管,照料服侍,招待;注意,留心;走向,趋向;倾向;有助於
tend v 1 :
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 "
[
synonym : {
tend }, {
be given }, {
lean }, {
incline }, {
run }]
2 :
have care of or look after ; "
She tends to the children "
3 :
manage or run ; "
tend a store "
Tend \
Tend \,
v .
i . [
F .
tendre ,
L .
tendere ,
tensum and tentum ,
to stretch ,
extend ,
direct one '
s course ,
tend ;
akin to Gr . ?
to stretch ,
Skr .
tan .
See {
Thin },
and cf . {
Tend }
to attend ,
{
Contend }, {
Intense }, {
Ostensible }, {
Portent }, {
Tempt },
{
Tender }
to offer , {
Tense },
a .]
1 .
To move in a certain direction ; --
usually with to or towards .
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Two gentlemen tending towards that sight . --
Sir H .
Wotton .
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Thus will this latter ,
as the former world ,
Still tend from bad to worse . --
Milton .
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The clouds above me to the white Alps tend . --
Byron .
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2 .
To be directed ,
as to any end ,
object ,
or purpose ;
to aim ;
to have or give a leaning ;
to exert activity or influence ;
to serve as a means ;
to contribute ;
as ,
our petitions ,
if granted ,
might tend to our destruction .
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The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness ;
but of every one that is hasty only to want . --
Prov .
xxi .
5 .
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The laws of our religion tend to the universal happiness of mankind . --
Tillotson .
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Tend \
Tend \,
v .
t . [
See {
Tender }
to offer .] (
O .
Eng .
Law )
To make a tender of ;
to offer or tender . [
Obs .]
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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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Tend \
Tend \,
v .
i .
1 .
To wait ,
as attendants or servants ;
to serve ;
to attend ;
--
with on or upon .
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Was he not companion with the riotous knights That tend upon my father ? --
Shak .
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2 . [
F .
attendre .]
To await ;
to expect . [
Obs .] --
Shak .
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133 Moby Thesaurus words for "
tend ":
administer to ,
aim ,
animadvert ,
attend ,
attend on ,
attend to ,
baby -
sit ,
bear ,
bed ,
bed down ,
bend to ,
bias ,
break ,
bridle ,
brush ,
care for ,
cater to ,
chaperon ,
cherish ,
chore ,
conduce ,
conserve ,
contribute ,
cultivate ,
curry ,
currycomb ,
dance attendance upon ,
defend ,
descend ,
dispose ,
do for ,
do service to ,
drench ,
dress ,
drop ,
drudge ,
favor ,
feed ,
fodder ,
foster ,
gentle ,
go ,
gravitate ,
groom ,
guard ,
handle ,
harness ,
have a tendency ,
head ,
heed ,
help ,
hitch ,
hold a heading ,
incline ,
keep watch over ,
labor ,
lackey ,
lead ,
lean ,
litter ,
look ,
look after ,
look out for ,
look to ,
maid ,
manage ,
mark ,
matronize ,
milk ,
mind ,
minister ,
minister to ,
mother ,
note ,
notice ,
nurse ,
nurture ,
observe ,
pander to ,
plunge ,
point ,
point to ,
precipitate ,
preserve ,
protect ,
protege ,
provide for ,
redound to ,
regard ,
remark ,
ride herd on ,
rub down ,
saddle ,
safeguard ,
see ,
see after ,
see to ,
serve ,
set ,
set toward ,
settle ,
shepherd ,
shield ,
show a tendency ,
sink ,
steer ,
subside ,
supervise ,
support ,
take care of ,
take charge of ,
take note ,
take notice ,
tame ,
tend to go ,
train ,
trend ,
turn ,
upon ,
valet ,
verge ,
view ,
wait ,
wait on ,
warp ,
watch ,
watch out for ,
watch over ,
water ,
work ,
work for ,
work toward ,
yoke
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