1
as in to watch
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
tend the store while I run an errand
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2
as in to grow
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care
lately I haven't been doing a good job of tending my garden
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4
as in to manage
to look after and make decisions about
the dying patriarch wondered who would tend the family business after he was gone
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Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
To that end, Prosperous Fools may navel-gaze, but Mac tends to burrow through the navel into the flesh below.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 June 2025
One of the most frustrating and often misunderstood conditions that tends to flare during this time is rosacea, particularly the subtype that causes persistent pimples and bumps on the face.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 12 June 2025
ETFs tend to have lower expense ratios than mutual funds.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 12 June 2025
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While gas prices tend to rise mildly during the warmer months as people begin their summer vacations, everything has changed since Israel’s stunning strikes on Iran – an attack that Tehran has vowed to respond to.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
To that end, Prosperous Fools may navel-gaze, but Mac tends to burrow through the navel into the flesh below.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 June 2025
One of the most frustrating and often misunderstood conditions that tends to flare during this time is rosacea, particularly the subtype that causes persistent pimples and bumps on the face.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 12 June 2025
ETFs tend to have lower expense ratios than mutual funds.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 12 June 2025
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“Tend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tend. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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