tending
- adjective
- /ˈtɛndɪŋ/
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tendiente
- He has a natural tendency for art, always tending toward creativity and expression.
Some of it is social, some of it is something like self cultivation tending toward effort to acquire virtue.
- Some of it is social, some of it is something like self cultivation tending toward effort to acquire virtue.
Examples
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Yeah, the universe is tending toward entropy.
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As you may know, my ketogenic diet has been tending towards carnivore diet, which is a subset of keto, and I feel my best and do my best eating mostly meat.
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Our world is not really the city of space, it's it's tending toward the city of space.
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So we've passed that this is tending to make Point C.
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Some of it is social, some of it is something like self cultivation tending toward effort to acquire virtue.
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But it's about, you know, the conscious choices we make and making sure you're tending your yourself towards a desired goal.
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I think when people see the word natural, they're naturally tending to overlook and understand what that word actually means.
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And that's not tending to, you know, that's not doing sort of mental push ups.
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Her kindness often leads her to be tending to help others in need.
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I find myself tending to prefer quiet evenings at home rather than going out.
Synonyms
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4.9
Willing to do something
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3.8
Likely to do something or feel a certain way
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3.2
Likely to do something, often by habit
Willing or likely to do something
Likely to do a certain thing often, like daydream
How Likely
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Etymology
Tending comes from the Latin verb tendere, which meant 'to stretch' or 'reach toward' and is the root of words like tendency. So, if someone is tending to do something, they are 'leaning' or moving in that direction, which is why it means they are likely to do it.