1. to care for or look after someone or something
2. to be likely to do something or have a particular characteristic
3. to move or develop in a particular direction

Examples

• She tends her garden every morning.
• The nurse tends to patients in the emergency room.
• Children tend to be more active in the afternoon.
• He tends to forget people’s names.
• The path tends toward the river.
• Prices tend to rise during the holiday season.
• The shepherd tends his flock on the hillside.