tend

tend
[tend]
verbo transitivo
1cuidar (de) (look after)
verbo intransitivo
1tender (towards hacia)
  • to tend to do something -> soler hacer algo

tend [tend]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Propender, tener tendencia (have tendency), tender; tener por resultado, ejercer influencia en cierta dirección; contribuir. (n)
2Ir hacia, moverse, encaminarse o dirigirse en cierta dirección. (n)
  • Education tends to refinement -> la educación tiende al refinamiento
  • His path tended upward -> su sendero se dirigía hacia arriba
1Guardar, vigilar, velar, cuidar o tener cuidado de alguna cosa.
2Atender, estar con cuidado y atención a lo que se hace.
3Asistir, acompañar. (Desusado)
4(Mar.) Vigilar en un buque al ancla, para evitar que cuando cambie la marea se enreden el ancla y las cadena
sustantivo & verbo neutro (intransitivo)
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
5Asistir, servir como criado o dependiente; con on o upon. (n)
6Estar atento a (take care of), ocuparse en; pensar en. (n)
  • To tend a flock of sheep -> vigilar un rebaño de carneros
  • To tend upon a master -> servir a un amo
va. (Abrev. de ATTEND.) To tend a child, tener cuidado de un niño.

tend [tend]
verb:intransitive
1
to tend to do sth tender a hacer algo; soler hacer algo
be apt to
men tend to die younger than women los hombres tienden a suelen morir más jóvenes que las mujeres;or this type of material tends to shrink este tipo de tela tiene tendencia a tiende a suele encoger;oror
I tend to wake up early in the morning
that tends to be the case tiende a ser así; suele ser así
lighter cars tend to be noisy men tend to put on weight in middle age children tend to prefer sweet things to meat be disposed to
I tend to agree me inclino a pensar lo mismo
I tend to think that I tend to think that members of parliament by and large do a good job
2
to tend towards tender a; her stories tend towards the melodramatic sus historias tienden a ser melodramáticas; he tends towards conservatism es de tendencias conservadoras
it is a blue tending to green People born under Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius and Aquarius tended towards extroversion, whereas those born under Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn and Pisces were more likely to be introverts Our school dramas tend toward comedy and farce she tended towards belief in reincarnation intellectuals tend towards left wing views he tends towards fat
tend [tend]
verb:transitive
1 (care for) [+patient, invalid] cuidar; atender; [+sheep, cattle, horses] cuidar; ocuparse de; [+garden] ocuparse de; [+grave] cuidar de; [+fire] atender; ocuparse de
she tended her sick husband for years he tended her in her painful illness the boys were tending cattle in the fields he looked forward to tending his sheep again my aunt stayed on, tending her chickens and growing vegetables she went out to tend the plants, trimming a straggly shoot, picking off a blossom gone by servants were scurrying around, tending horses, carrying things like firewood or sacks of what seemed to be vegetables, he tends the flowerbeds she was touched to find that unknown hands had lovingly tended the graves of her mother and sister a neat, well-tended graveyard The teacher had to tend the fire herself, chopping wood, carrying coal, and removing ashes; no help was provide she is never happier than when tending a bonfire or doing her carpentry in the garage
2
to tend bar (US) servir en el bar
John made a few extra bucks tending bar
verb:intransitive
to tend to [+patient, invalid] atender a; cuidar; [+sheep, cattle, horses] cuidar; ocuparse de; [+fire] atender; ocuparse de; [+housework, wounds, needs] ocuparse de
I had gone to tend to my sheep he is too busy tending to his ten cows to bother attending clan meetings It is she who tends to Arthur's wounds after the Battle of Camlan ...while she tended to her patient the little nun who tended to him was extremely kind this will allow parents to tend to their newborn or sick children I have to tend to the other guests in our culture, girls are brought up to tend to the needs of others she hurried away to tend to the grill physicians were tending to his broken leg

Verb Conjugation for "tend"

Imperative
  • tend
  • you tend
  • he/she tends
  • we tend
  • you tend
  • they tend
Preterite
  • I tended
  • you tended
  • he/she tended
  • we tended
  • you tended
  • they tended
Present Continuous
  • I am tending
  • you are tending
  • he/she is tending
  • we are tending
  • you are tending
  • they are tending
Present Perfect
  • I have tended
  • you have tended
  • he/she has tended
  • we have tended
  • you have tended
  • they have tended
Past Continuous
  • I was tending
  • you were tending
  • he/she was tending
  • we were tending
  • you were tending
  • they were tending
Past Perfect
  • I had tended
  • you had tended
  • he/she had tended
  • we had tended
  • you had tended
  • they had tended
Future
  • I will tend
  • you will tend
  • he/she will tend
  • we will tend
  • you will tend
  • they will tend
Future Perfect
  • I will have tended
  • you will have tended
  • he/she will have tended
  • we will have tended
  • you will have tended
  • they will have tended
Future Continuous
  • I will be tending
  • you will be tending
  • he/she will be tending
  • we will be tending
  • you will be tending
  • they will be tending
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been tending
  • you have been tending
  • he/she has been tending
  • we have been tending
  • you have been tending
  • they have been tending
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been tending
  • you will have been tending
  • he/she will have been tending
  • we will have been tending
  • you will have been tending
  • they will have been tending
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been tending
  • you had been tending
  • he/she had been tending
  • we had been tending
  • you had been tending
  • they had been tending
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