Tend — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

have care of or look after

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɛnd/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɛnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɛnd/

1 syllable Say it as /tˈɛnd/.

Examples

She tends to be nervous before her lectures
These dresses run small
He inclined to corpulence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

run be given incline lean

Parts of Speech

verb	have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined “She tends to be nervous before her lectures”
verb	have care of or look after “She tends to the children”
verb	manage or run “tend a store”

Word Forms

tendency	noun	an inclination to do something
inclination	noun	that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking
tender	noun	someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
tending	noun	the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

neigen

eine Tendenz oder Disposition haben, etwas zu tun oder zu sein; geneigt sein

🇫🇷French

tendre

avoir une tendance ou une disposition à faire ou à être quelque chose ; être enclin

🇪🇸Spanish

tender

tener tendencia o disposición a hacer o ser algo; estar inclinado

🇮🇹Italian

tendere

avere una tendenza o disposizione a fare o essere qualcosa; essere propenso

🇳🇱Dutch

neigen tot

de neiging of neiging hebben om iets te doen of te zijn; geneigd zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

tratar

tem tendência ou disposição para fazer ou ser algo; estar inclinado

🇷🇺Russian

иметь тенденцию

иметь склонность или предрасположенность что-то делать или быть чем-то; быть склонным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झुकाव होना

कुछ करने या बनने की प्रवृत्ति या स्वभाव होना; इच्छुक हो

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝোঁক

কিছু করার বা হওয়ার প্রবণতা বা স্বভাব আছে; ঝুঁকে থাকা

🇮🇳Tamil

போக்கு

ஏதாவது செய்ய அல்லது இருக்க ஒரு போக்கு அல்லது மனநிலை வேண்டும்; சாய்ந்திருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

మొగ్గు

ఏదైనా చేయాలనే ధోరణి లేదా స్వభావాన్ని కలిగి ఉండండి లేదా ఏదైనా చేయడం; మొగ్గు చూపుతారు

🇮🇳Marathi

कल

काहीतरी करण्याची किंवा बनण्याची प्रवृत्ती किंवा स्वभाव आहे; कलणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વલણ

કંઈક કરવાની અથવા બનવાની વૃત્તિ અથવા સ્વભાવ છે; વલણ હોવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಲವು

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಮಾಡಲು ಅಥವಾ ಮಾಡಲು ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಇತ್ಯರ್ಥವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರಿ; ಒಲವಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രവണത

എന്തെങ്കിലും ചെയ്യാനോ ആകാനോ ഉള്ള ഒരു പ്രവണതയോ സ്വഭാവമോ ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കുക; ചായ്വുള്ളവരായിരിക്കും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝੁਕਾਅ

ਕੁਝ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਹੋਣ ਦਾ ਰੁਝਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਸੁਭਾਅ ਹੈ; ਝੁਕਾਅ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

رجحان

کچھ کرنے یا بننے کا رجحان یا مزاج ہے؛ مائل ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

趋向

有做某事或成为某事的倾向或倾向；倾向于

🇯🇵Japanese

傾向がある

何かをする、あるいは何かになる傾向や性質がある。傾いている

🇰🇷Korean

추세

어떤 일을 하거나 되고자 하는 경향이나 성향이 있습니다. 경향이 있다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có khuynh hướng

có xu hướng hoặc khuynh hướng làm hoặc trở thành điều gì đó; có khuynh hướng

🇹🇭Thai

มีแนวโน้ม

มีแนวโน้มหรือนิสัยที่จะทำหรือเป็นบางสิ่งบางอย่าง มีความโน้มเอียง

🇮🇩Indonesian

cenderung

mempunyai kecenderungan atau kecenderungan untuk melakukan atau menjadi sesuatu; cenderung

🇵🇭Filipino

alagaan

magkaroon ng hilig o disposisyon na gawin o maging isang bagay; maging hilig

🇲🇾Malay

cenderung

mempunyai kecenderungan atau kecenderungan untuk melakukan atau menjadi sesuatu; cenderung

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ينزع

لديك ميل أو ميل لفعل أو أن تكون شيئًا ما؛ يكون يميل

🇮🇷Persian

تمایل دارند

تمایل یا تمایل به انجام یا بودن چیزی؛ تمایل داشته باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

eğilimli olma

bir şey yapma veya bir şey olma eğilimi veya eğilimine sahip olmak; eğimli olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

נוטים

יש נטייה או נטייה לעשות או להיות משהו; להיות נוטה

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The primary meaning of 'tend' is 'have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined'.

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