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n. - The work of providing treatment for; Being disposed or inclined.

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Usage examples (38)
  • Verb (used without object) : The particles tend to unite. ,He tends to be overly optimistic. Her religious philosophy tends toward pantheism. ,measures...
  • Verb (used with object) : to tend a fire. ,to tend the sick
  • Bar tending is high on the list of the most dangerous jobs in the country ..
  • To break or damage in a grinding sort of way is to graunch, a word tending to replace puckeroo, I think.
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