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

1. transitive verb. To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
2. transitive 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.
3. transitive verb. To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.
4. intransitive verb. To wait, as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend; -- with on or upon.
5. intransitive verb. To await; to expect.
6. adjective. To move in a certain direction; -- usually with to or towards.
7. adjective. 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.
8. verb. manage or run

   "tend a store"

9. verb. have care of or look after

   "She tends to the children"

10. verb. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

    "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"

    "These dresses run small"

    Synonyms: incline, lean, run

Synonyms

incline, lean, run

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in tend:

dent

Common word forms

tends, tended, tender, tending, tendable, tendment

Words from these letters

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