tend, v.
(tended, tending, tends)
freq. cnt. 63
(tended, tending, tends)
freq. cnt. 63
have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 71 freq. cnt.: 59 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
be given incline lean run tend
sample sentences
"She tends to be nervous before her lectures""These dresses run small"
"He inclined to corpulence"
verb frames
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVEverb frames
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVEverb frames
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVEverb frames
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVEverb frames
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
have care of or look after
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
tend
sample sentences
"She tends to the children"verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody PPSomebody ----s something PP
manage or run
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
tend