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单词 tend
释义

tend ​‌‌‌

​verb
UK /tend/
Other entries for this word
tend bar phrase
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theytend
he/she/ittends
present participletending
past tensetended
past participletended
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    intransitive to usually do a particular thing
    tend to do something:

    He tends to exaggerate.

    The gym tends to get very busy at about six o’clock.

    We tend to take technology for granted nowadays.

    These arguments tend merely to confuse the reader.

    tend not to do something:

    Religion is personal and I tend not to talk about it.

    Synonyms and related words
    Habits and habitual behaviour
    habit
    routine
    daily life
    1. 1a
      to usually have a particular quality
      tend towards:

      Her study found that sociologists tended towards liberalism and radicalism.

      Synonyms and related words
      To have a particular quality or thing
      seem
      tend
      possess
  2. 2
    intransitive/transitive to take care of someone or something

    Eddie kept himself busy tending the garden.

    Doctors were tending the wounded.

    tend to:

    I have to tend to the children before I go out.

    Synonyms and related words
    To take care of someone or something
    take care of
    look after
    care for
  3. 3
    intransitive to change or develop in a particular direction
    tend towards/upwards/downwards:

    Housing prices have tended upwards.

    I think they will tend towards stricter controls.

    Synonyms and related words
    To become different
    change
    turn into
    change into
phrases
tend bar

tend ​‌‌‌

​verb
US /tend/
Other entries for this word
tend bar phrase
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theytend
he/she/ittends
present participletending
past tensetended
past participletended
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    intransitive to usually do a particular thing
    tend to do something:

    He tends to exaggerate.

    The gym tends to get very busy at around six o’clock.

    We tend to take technology for granted nowadays.

    These arguments tend merely to confuse the reader.

    tend not to do something:

    Religion is personal and I tend not to talk about it.

    Synonyms and related words
    Habits and habitual behavior
    habit
    routine
    custom
    1. 1a
      to usually have a particular quality
      tend toward:

      Her study found that sociologists tended toward liberalism and radicalism.

      Synonyms and related words
      To have a particular quality or thing
      seem
      tend
      possess
  2. 2
    intransitive/transitive to take care of someone or something

    Eddie kept himself busy tending the garden.

    Doctors were tending the wounded.

    tend to:

    I have to tend to the children before I go out.

    Synonyms and related words
    To take care of someone or something
    take care of
    look after
    care for
  3. 3
    intransitive to change or develop in a particular direction

    I think they will tend toward stricter controls.

    tend toward/upward/downward:

    Housing prices have tended upward.

    Synonyms and related words
    To become different
    transition
    change
    turn into
phrases
tend bar
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