Synonyms for tends
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : tend |
| Phonetic Transcription : tɛnd |
Top 10 synonyms for tends Other synonyms for the word tends
- accomplish
- administer
- aim
- attend
- baby-sit
- be biased
- be conducive
- be disposed
- be in the habit of
- be inclined
- be liable
- be predisposed
- be prejudiced
- bend
- cater to
- cherish
- conduce
- control
- corral
- defend
- direct
- dispose
- do for
- drift
- foster
- guard
- handle
- have a tendency
- have an inclination
- head
- impel
- incline
- keep an eye on
- keep tabs on
- lead
- lean
- look
- look after
- maintain
- make for
- manage
- mind
- minister to
- move
- move toward
- nurse
- nurture
- oversee
- perform
- point
- protect
- redound
- result in
- ride herd on
- safeguard
- see after
- see to
- serve
- serve to
- shepherd
- shield
- sit
- superintend
- supervise
- take care of
- take under wing
- trend
- turn
- verge on
- wait on
- watch
- watch out for
- watch over
Définition of tends
Origin :- "to incline, to move in a certain direction," mid-14c., from Old French tendre "stretch, hold forth, offer" (11c.), from Latin tendere "to aim, stretch, extend" (see tenet).
- verb be apt, likely
- verb care for
- Would it be so criminal when it all tends to what is honourable—marriage?
- Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
- All that has been said, then, tends to enforce the culture of the imagination.
- Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
- Tea should never be drunk hot at any time, as it tends still more to produce that relaxation which ought to be carefully avoided.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
- In Fig. 6, F represents the tangential force that tends to cause skidding.
- Extract from : « American Rural Highways » by T. R. Agg
- Knowledge is valued by him only as it tends to the attainment of wealth.
- Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
- And yet there is nothing which tends more to the improvement of mankind than legislation and colonization.
- Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
- Social in its nature, it respects everything which tends to unite men.
- Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- It was standing still, and so it tends to remain standing still.
- Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
- When paper has been rolled, it tends to curl up again after being unrolled.
- Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
- And their testimony is probable, only when it tends to criminate themselves.
- Extract from : « Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi » by John S. C. Abbott
Antonyms for tends
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