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tend

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tend

IPA(Pronunciation)

/tɛnd/

Verb

with to obsolete transitive

(with to) To look after (e.g. an ill person.) / To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard.

Japanese Meaning

世話をする / 付き添う / 看護する / 監視する / 守る

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She tends to her elderly mother every afternoon.

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彼女は毎日午後、年老いた母の世話をしている。

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Sense（1）

(with to) To look after (e.g. an ill person.)

We need to tend to the garden, which has become a mess.

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Sense（2）

Shepherds tend their flocks.

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Sense（3）

To wait (upon), as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend.

Was he not companion with the riotous knights / That tend upon my father?

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Sense（4）

(obsolete) To await; to expect.

Had I not. Four or five women once that tended me?

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Sense（5）

(obsolete) To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.

Sense（6）

tends

（ present singular third-person ）

tending

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tended

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tended

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