Dictionary Entry
tend
tend is a 4-letter English word with 10 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, adjective, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To make a tender of; to offer or tender. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
4 letters · Scrabble 5 · Words With Friends 6 · 10 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
- 2transitive verb
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.
- 3transitive verb
To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.
- 4intransitive verb
To wait, as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend; -- with on or upon.
- 5intransitive verb
To await; to expect.
- 6adjective
To move in a certain direction; -- usually with to or towards.
- 7adjective
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.
- 8verb
manage or run
"tend a store"
- 9verb
have care of or look after
"She tends to the children"
- 10verb
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
"She tends to be nervous before her lectures"
"These dresses run small"
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