| noun | the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something “no medical care was required” |
| 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” |
| adjective | (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward “he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant” |
| care | verb | provide care for |
| attend | verb | take charge of or deal with |
| aid | verb | improve the condition of |
| tend | verb | have care of or look after |
| 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 |
| aptness | noun | a disposition to behave in a certain way |