to tend
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1.9
- verb
- /tɛnd/
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tender a
- During winter, temperatures tend to drop significantly.
- people tend to
- students tend to
- tend to increase
So light at night tends to shift people later.
- So light at night tends to shift people later.
- I mean, what I do is I tend to be the hero.
- But yeah, hacking in movies always tends to make me bored.
- So religiously, it would tend to be Christianity.
- It's also why I tend not to use sunscreens.
- Actually, in order to avoid conflict, we tend not to, right?
- From those five steps, where do people tend to find the most challenge?
- My favorite content creators tend to be chefs.
- And I feel like I tend to be unforgiving.
- These people who leave those cults tend to join new cults.
- Naturally, the product texture tends to be cakeier.
- The kids that got intelligence praise tend to lie about their score.
Examples
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But once individuals obtain that authority, they tend to lose focus on the needs of others.
Academic text (2017) -
In my line of work, things tend to happen when it gets dark.
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I mean, what I do is I tend to be the hero.
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And then, you know, real solutions tend to make themselves felt.
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From those five steps, where do people tend to find the most challenge?
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How much time do you tend to spend with a patient?
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People like this tend to be rather awkward.
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Fathers tend to worry, you know?
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So short-term changes in income tend to have little impact on how people spend.
Academic text (2011) -
My favorite content creators tend to be chefs.
Synonyms
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4.1
To be likely to do something or to make someone feel that way
Phrasal Verbs
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Etymology
Tend also comes from the Latin tendere, and it kept the idea of being 'pulled' or 'directed' toward something, as you can see in the word tendency. That's why when you tend to do something you are likely or 'drawn' that way.