单词 | tend |
释义 | tend 1. v.intr.   1. (usu. foll. by to) be apt or inclined (tends to lose his temper).   2. serve, conduce.   3. be moving; be directed; hold a course (tends in our direction; tends downwards; tends to the same conclusion). Etymology: ME f. OF tendre stretch f. L tendere tens- or tent- 2. v.   1. tr. take care of, look after (a person esp. an invalid, animals esp. sheep, a machine).   2. intr. (foll. by on, upon) wait on.   3. intr. (foll. by to) esp. US give attention to. Derivatives tendance n. archaic. Etymology: ME f. ATTEND |
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