tend
1. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined (Freq. 59) - She tends to be nervous before her lectures - These dresses run small - He inclined to corpulence • Syn: be given, lean, incline, run • Derivationally related forms: inclination (for: incline), tendency • Hypernyms: be • Hyponyms: take kindly to, suffer, gravitate • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE 2. have care of or look after (Freq. 3) - She tends to the children • Derivationally related forms: tender, tending • Hypernyms: attend, take care, look, see • Hyponyms: garden, shepherd • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody PP - Somebody ----s something PP 3. manage or run (Freq. 1) - tend a store • Hypernyms: take care, mind • Hyponyms: stoke • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something
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