Definition of Tend

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Definition of Tend

Tend

To make a tender of; to offer or tender.

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.

To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.

To wait, as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend; -- with on or upon.

To await; to expect.

To move in a certain direction; -- usually with to or towards.

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.

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Tend Quotations

When people are like each other they tend to like each other.
Tony Robbins

Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them.
Ronald Reagan

We tend to get what we expect.
Norman Vincent Peale

Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.
Norman Vincent Peale

When you pray for anyone you tend to modify your personal attitude toward him.
Norman Vincent Peale

Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it till it comes to have a separate and integral interest. To regret deeply is to live afresh.
Henry David Thoreau

Events tend to recur in cycles.
W. Clement Stone

If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
Abraham Maslow

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
Abraham Maslow

One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.
Dale Carnegie

Tend Translations

tend in German is abzielen
tend in Italian is piegare, coltivare
tend in Spanish is propender, acostumbrar
tend in Swedish is valla, tendera

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