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Examples of tends
tends
Kenneth Darby, St. Louis RamsSteven Jackson tends to miss a few games each year.
From the online.wsj.com
When the sides meet, it tends to matter, tends to carry a sense of significance.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
The intensity of the crowd tends to be a bit different as well, Stojakovic said.
From the sportingnews.com
The Internet, and humanity in general, tends to get passionate for short bursts.
From the techcrunch.com
He likes doing up houses, and tends to look for one as a project between albums.
From the telegraph.co.uk
He's one, and an awareness of mortality tends not to kick in until you are five.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Because Ron Paul tends to come off as a little wacky, as a little bit of a kook.
From the theatlantic.com
In the wintertime the jet stream tends to flow above the southern United States.
From the sciencedaily.com
She tends to his shrine in a suspiciously expensive looking marble-floored home.
From the theepochtimes.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.
