tend2Pronunciation: /tɛnd/Translate tend | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of tend verb [with object] care for or look after; give one’s attention to:Varela tended plants on the roof [no object]:ambulance crews were tending to the injured US direct or manage; work in:I’ve been tending bar at the airport lounge archaic wait on as an attendant or servant: the man that tended the carpenter [no object]:Enid tended on him thereDerivatives tendance noun ( archaic)Origin: Middle English: shortening of attendtend in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of tend in the US English dictionary
