Synonyms for tend
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To look after (e.g. an ill person.)
We need to tend to the garden, which has become a mess.
- v. 2
To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard.
Shepherds tend their flocks.
- v. 3
To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
Forms
- Past participle
- tended
e.g. tended → leant, inclined, managed, contributed…
Example sentences
- manage Tom took a class to learn how to manage his anger.
- contribute How will this contribute to Algeria's development?
- lean Be careful not to lean too far out of your window.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| tend | steady | |
| manage | rising | |
| contribute | steady | |
| lean | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 2 letters
- go1
- 3 letters
- set1, run1, aim1
- 4 letters
- keep1, head1, wait1, lead1, till1, lean1, bend1
- 5 letters
- watch1, serve1, guard1, trend1, nurse1, verge1
- 6 letters
- manage2, attend2
- 7 letters
- protect2, nurture2, incline2, conduce
- 10 letters
- contribute3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (manage2 = 2 syllables).