tend
Part of speech: verb
To have a bent or aptitude; aim; incline.
Part of speech: verb
To move in a certain direction.
Part of speech: verb
Usage examples "tend":
- Says I, I may tend to one or two fashionable parties, or levys as I s'pose they call 'em here. - "Sweet Cicely Or Josiah Allen as a Politician", Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley).
- He would take the child to Williamsburgh with him, and get some woman to tend her until he could find kind and decent folk with whom to bestow her. - "Audrey", Mary Johnston.
- There are many causes which tend to lower the average health and strength of our people. - "Thoughts on Educational Topics and Institutions", George S. Boutwell.