Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - tend
Tend
tend
1. v.intr. 1 (usu. foll. by to) be apt or inclined (tends to lose his temper). 2 serve, conduce. 3 be moving; be directed; hold a course (tends in our direction; tends downwards; tends to the same conclusion). Etymology: ME f. OF tendre stretch f. L tendere tens- or tent- 2. v. 1 tr. take care of, look after (a person esp. an invalid, animals esp. sheep, a machine). 2 intr. (foll. by on, upon) wait on. 3 intr. (foll. by to) esp. US give attention to. Derivatives tendance n. archaic. Etymology: ME f. ATTEND
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English, short for at~en to at~ Date: 14th century intransitive verb listen, to pay attention ; apply oneself , to act as an at~ant ; serve , await, transitive verb to at~ as a servant, 2. to apply oneself to the care of ; watch over , to have or take charge of as a caretaker or overseer , cultivate, foster, to manage the operations of ; mind , to stand by (as a rope) in readiness to prevent mischance (as fouling), II. intransitive verb see: ~er Date: 14th century to move, direct, or develop one's course in a particular direction , to exhibit an inclination or ~ency ; conduce ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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