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tending::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | aid, attention, care |
| Type of | work |
| Has types | babysitting, dental care, faith cure, faith healing, first aid, hair care, haircare, hairdressing, health care, healthcare, incubation, intervention, livery, manicure, maternalism, nourishment, nursing, nurturance, pedicure, personal care, pet sitting, skin care, skincare, tender loving care, tlc, treatment, tree surgery, baby sitting |
| Derivation | tend |
Examples of tending
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If you're using a fireplace, make sure someone is tending the fire at all times.
From the washingtonpost.com
In fact, Lan Hua has been tending to an altogether different part of the garden.
From the theepochtimes.com
They also deal with stress by tending to their home life and befriending others.
From the chron.com
Now he looks forward to the day when it devotes itself solely to tending graves.
From the economist.com
A bit of tending by snipping off spent blooms will keep the plant looking fresh.
From the charlotteobserver.com
While she is employed as a farmhand, she is entrusted with tending the chickens.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Many are busy tending to parks in their neighborhoods, which is understandable.
From the sacbee.com
I started out mopping floors, waiting tables, and tending bar at my dad's tavern.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Crew that were tending to the facility and trying to make repairs were evacuated.
From the economist.com
- Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence"
- Have care of or look after; "She tends to the children"
- Manage or run; "tend a store"
- (tending) apt(p): (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions"
- (tending) care: the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"
- To make a tender of; to offer or tender; To look after (e.g. an ill person.) [from the early 14th c.]; To be likely, or probable to do something, or to have a certain characteristic. [from the mid-14th c.]
- (tending) Action of the verb to tend
- (tended) looked after; took care of
- (Tending) The supervision of the flock by the dog while the flock is grazing. A style of herding used when pastures are unfenced and the dog serves as a living fence.
