1
as in watched
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
tend the store while I run an errand
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2
as in grew
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care
lately I haven't been doing a good job of tending my garden
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3
as in cultivated
to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on
plots that during the war were tended by city dwellers as vegetable gardens
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4
as in managed
to look after and make decisions about
the dying patriarch wondered who would tend the family business after he was gone
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Recent Examples of tended
Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Heartland rock tended to be more circumspect than the socially conscious pop of the previous decades.
—Jack Hamilton, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
People tended to get in their feelings when talking about Manning’s performance last year.
—Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
The analysis of data from nine of the largest Connecticut cities showed that census tracts where the most tows occurred from 2022 to 2024 tended to have larger populations of renters, larger Black and Hispanic populations and much higher rates of poverty than the state as a whole.
—Ginny Monk, ProPublica, 27 Apr. 2026
Initially, winning times tended to be just under three hours.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 27 Apr. 2026
The sale supports the Woodside Library California Native Plant Garden, which club members have tended for more than 50 years.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026
In the 49 shorts starring Wile, the Acme products tended to backfire and malfunction in horrible and often humiliating ways.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2026
The format has tended to be discussed in Australian industry circles as a mobile or platform phenomenon rather than a storytelling one.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
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The analysis of data from nine of the largest Connecticut cities showed that census tracts where the most tows occurred from 2022 to 2024 tended to have larger populations of renters, larger Black and Hispanic populations and much higher rates of poverty than the state as a whole.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Heartland rock tended to be more circumspect than the socially conscious pop of the previous decades.
—Jack Hamilton, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
People tended to get in their feelings when talking about Manning’s performance last year.
—Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
The analysis of data from nine of the largest Connecticut cities showed that census tracts where the most tows occurred from 2022 to 2024 tended to have larger populations of renters, larger Black and Hispanic populations and much higher rates of poverty than the state as a whole.
—Ginny Monk, ProPublica, 27 Apr. 2026
Initially, winning times tended to be just under three hours.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 27 Apr. 2026
The sale supports the Woodside Library California Native Plant Garden, which club members have tended for more than 50 years.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026
In the 49 shorts starring Wile, the Acme products tended to backfire and malfunction in horrible and often humiliating ways.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2026
The format has tended to be discussed in Australian industry circles as a mobile or platform phenomenon rather than a storytelling one.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Tended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tended. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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