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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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. [1913 Webster] And flaming ministers to watch and tend Their earthly charge. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to. [1913 Webster] Being to descend A ladder much in height, I did not tend My way well down. --Chapman. [1913 Webster] To tend a vessel (Naut.), to manage an anchored vessel when the tide turns, so that in swinging she shall not entangle the cable. [1913 Webster]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) 2.0 : [ 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]From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
'tending vb. (present participle of en 'tend nocat=1)From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
tending vb. (en-ing form of: tend)From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
'tending vb. (present participle of en 'tend nocat=1)From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
tending vb. (en-ing form of: tend)From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
'tending vb. (present participle of en 'tend nocat=1)From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
tending vb. (en-ing form of: tend)From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
'tending vb. (present participle of en 'tend nocat=1)From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
tending vb. (en-ing form of: tend)From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
tending Englanti vb. (en-v-taivm t end ing)From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
tending Engelska vb. (böjning en verb tend)From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Tending /tˈɛndɪŋ/ الإدارةFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
tending /tˈɛndɪŋ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]inklinování
tending /tˈɛndɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]ošetřování
tending /tˈɛndɪŋ/ hütend Synonym: keeping watch over see: tend, keep watch over, tended, kept watch overFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
tending /tˈɛndɪŋ/ neigend, tendierend see: tend to sth., tended, tends, tended, tend to do/be sth., I'd tend to the latter.From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
tending /tˈɛndɪŋ/ naginjanje, njegovanje, okretanje usidrenog brodaFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
tending /tˈɛndɪŋ/ 1. ellátás 2. felügyelésFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]/ˈtɛndɪŋ/
维护保养; 抚育