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tending tending definition

tending


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  tend 
 
  3  senses  of  tend 
 
  Sense  1 
  tend,  be  given  lean,  incline,  run 
  =>  take  kindly  to 
  =>  suffer 
  =>  gravitate 
 
  Sense  2 
  tend 
  =>  garden 
  =>  shepherd 
 
  Sense  3 
  tend 
  =>  stoke 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  tend 
 
  3  senses  of  tend 
 
  Sense  1 
  tend,  be  given  lean,  incline,  run 
  =>  take  kindly  to 
  =>  suffer 
  =>  gravitate 
 
  Sense  2 
  tend 
  =>  garden 
  =>  landscape 
  =>  shepherd 
 
  Sense  3 
  tend 
  =>  stoke 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  tend 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  tend 
 
  3  senses  of  tend 
 
  Sense  1 
  tend,  be  given  lean,  incline,  run 
  =>  be 
 
  Sense  2 
  tend 
  =>  attend,  take  care  look  see 
 
  Sense  3 
  tend 
  =>  take  care  mind 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  tend 
 
  tend  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  tend 
 
  Sense  1 
  tend,  be  given  lean,  incline,  run 
  =>  be 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  tend 
  =>  attend,  take  care  look  see 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  tend 
  =>  take  care  mind 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  tending 
  attending 
  pretending 
  tending 
 
  Overview  of  noun  tending 
 
  The  noun  tending  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  care  attention,  aid,  tending  --  (the  work  of  caring  for  or  attending  to  someone  or  something  "no  medical  care  was  required";  "the  old  car  needed  constant  attention") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  tend 
 
  The  verb  tend  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (60)  tend,  be  given  lean,  incline,  run  --  (have  a  tendency  or  disposition  to  do  or  be  something  be  inclined;  "She  tends  to  be  nervous  before  her  lectures";  "These  dresses  run  small";  "He  inclined  to  corpulence") 
  2.  (3)  tend  --  (have  care  of  or  look  after  "She  tends  to  the  children") 
  3.  (1)  tend  --  (manage  or  run;  "tend  a  store") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  tending 
 
  The  adj  tending  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  apt,  disposed,  given  minded,  tending  --  ((usually  followed  by  `to')  naturally  disposed  toward;  "he  is  apt  to  ignore  matters  he  considers  unimportant";  "I  am  not  minded  to  answer  any  questions") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  tending 
 
  1  sense  of  tending 
 
  Sense  1 
  apt(prenominal),  disposed(prenominal),  given(prenominal),  minded(prenominal),  tending(prenominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  inclined)  ->  disinclined 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  tending 
 
  1  sense  of  tending 
 
  Sense  1 
  apt(prenominal),  disposed(prenominal),  given(prenominal),  minded(prenominal),  tending(prenominal) 
  =>  inclined(prenominal)  (vs.  disinclined) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  tending 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  tending 
 
  tending  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  tending 
  attending 
  contending 
  tending 
 
  Overview  of  noun  tending 
 
  The  noun  tending  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  care  attention,  aid,  tending  --  (the  work  of  caring  for  or  attending  to  someone  or  something  "no  medical  care  was  required";  "the  old  car  needed  constant  attention") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  tend 
 
  The  verb  tend  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (60)  tend,  be  given  lean,  incline,  run  --  (have  a  tendency  or  disposition  to  do  or  be  something  be  inclined;  "She  tends  to  be  nervous  before  her  lectures";  "These  dresses  run  small";  "He  inclined  to  corpulence") 
  2.  (3)  tend  --  (have  care  of  or  look  after  "She  tends  to  the  children") 
  3.  (1)  tend  --  (manage  or  run;  "tend  a  store") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  tending 
 
  The  adj  tending  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  apt,  disposed,  given  minded,  tending  --  ((usually  followed  by  `to')  naturally  disposed  toward;  "he  is  apt  to  ignore  matters  he  considers  unimportant";  "I  am  not  minded  to  answer  any  questions") 



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