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- pronunciation:
- tend
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
tends, tending, tended |
| definition 1: |
to care for or watch over; look after.
I will ask Mrs. Meany to tend the children for a hour or two.I'll tend the garden while you are gone.- synonyms:
- care for, keep, look after, maintain, mind, minister to, take care of, watch
- antonyms:
- neglect
- similar words:
- attend, groom, guard, herd, manage, protect, shepherd
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| definition 2: |
to give one's attention (usually followed by "to").
Tend to your own work, not the person's next to you.- synonyms:
- attend
- similar words:
- care, watch
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| related words: |
administer, cultivate, minister, mother, nurse, run, serve, sustain |
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