1. caring for or looking after someone or something
Usage: present participle of ‘tend’
2. having a tendency or inclination toward something
Usage: present participle of ‘tend’

1. the act of caring for or looking after

Examples

• She spent the morning tending her garden.
• The nurse was tending to the injured patient.
• He’s been tending the fire all evening.
• The weather is tending toward cooler temperatures.
• Markets are tending upward this quarter.
• The careful tending of the crops ensured a good harvest.
• The sick child required constant tending.