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tending |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tend \Tend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tended}; p. pr & vb n. {Tending}.] [Aphetic form of attend. See {Attend}, {Tend} to move and cf {Tender} one that tends or attends.] 1. 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. --Shak. And flaming ministers to watch and tend Their earthly charge. --Milton. There 's not a sparrow or a wren, There 's not a blade of autumn grain, Which the four seasons do not tend And tides of life and increase lend. --Emerson. 2. To be attentive to to note carefully; to attend to Being to descend A ladder much in height, I did not tend My way well down --Chapman. {To tend a vessel} (Naut.), to manage an anchored vessel when the tide turns, so that in swinging she shall not entangle the cable. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tending adj : (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions" [syn: {apt(p)}, {disposed(p)}, {given(p)}, {minded(p)}, {tending(p)}] n : the work of caring for or attending to someone or something "no medical care was required"; "the old car needed constant attention" [syn: {care}, {attention}, {aid}]
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