tending : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: tending	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tending adj (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions" Synonym(s): apt(p), disposed(p), given(p), minded(p), tending(p) n the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention" Synonym(s): care, attention, aid, tending
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tend \Tend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tending}.] [Aphetic form of attend. See {Attend}, {Tend} to move, and cf. {Tender} one that tends or attends.] 1. To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard; as, shepherds tend their flocks. --Shak. And flaming ministers to watch and tend Their earthly charge. --Milton. There 's not a sparrow or a wren, There 's not a blade of autumn grain, Which the four seasons do not tend And tides of life and increase lend. --Emerson. 2. To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to. Being to descend A ladder much in height, I did not tend My way well down. --Chapman. {To tend a vessel} (Naut.), to manage an anchored vessel when the tide turns, so that in swinging she shall not entangle the cable.