tend
معنی فارسی
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ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Old English 'tendan' meaning 'to attend to'.
مثال
- She tends to talk about her illnesses a lot.
- The plants tend to grow towards the light.
- He tends to exaggerate the importance of his job.
ترکیبهای رایج
Tend to talk Tend to grow Tend to exaggerate Tend to become
تعریف انگلیسی
- have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined “She tends to be nervous before her lectures” “These dresses run small” “He inclined to corpulence” “Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE”
- have care of or look after “She tends to the children” “Somebody ----s somebody PP” “Somebody ----s something PP”
- manage or run “tend a store” “Somebody ----s something”
مترادفها
I. verb active
1. Watch, guard, keep, protect, attend, accompany, nurse, take care of, wait on, look after.
2. Attend to, be attentive to, note carefully, mind.
II. verb neuter
1. Attend, wait, serve, be attendant.
2. Incline, lean, verge, trend, make.
3. Be directed, aim, exert influence.
4. Conduce, contribute, lead.
5. Tend to, attend, mind.