tending

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tending

She is tending to the plants in her garden.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Having a natural inclination or disposition toward something; prone or apt. This describes a person's or thing's inherent tendency or likelihood to behave in a specific way or have a particular characteristic.

  2. Noun:

    • The work of providing care, treatment, or attention to someone or something. This refers to the act of looking after or ministering to needs.
Examples of Usage

  • Adjective:

    • She is tending to be pessimistic about the outcome. (She has a natural inclination toward pessimism.)
    • The material is tending to fade after repeated washing. (The material has a propensity to fade.)

  • Noun:

    • The careful tending of the garden resulted in beautiful flowers. (The attentive care given to the garden.)
    • His job involves the tending of machinery. (His work involves looking after and maintaining machinery.)
Advanced Usage
  • The adjective form is almost always used in the construction "tending to" + verb, or "tending toward" + noun. It describes an ongoing or habitual inclination.
    • He is tending to interrupt people lately. (He has developed a habit of interrupting.)
    • Her style is tending toward minimalism. (Her style shows an increasing preference for minimalism.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Tend (verb): To regularly or frequently behave in a particular way or have a certain characteristic () OR to care for or look after ().
  • Tendency (noun): An inclination toward a particular characteristic or type of behavior ().
  • Attending (adjective/noun): Serving or being present; often used in medical contexts ().
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Apt, disposed, inclined, prone, liable, minded, leaning.
  • Noun: Care, attention, maintenance, ministrations, looking after.
Related Phrases
  • (To be) tending to: This is the standard phrasal construction for the adjective form, indicating an inclination.
    • The software is tending to crash under heavy load.
  • Tending toward: Used to indicate a movement or shift in direction, preference, or state.
    • Public opinion is tending toward acceptance of the new policy.
tending

She is tending to the plants in her garden.

Adjective
  1. (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
    • he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant
    • I am not minded to answer any questions
Noun
  1. the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
    • no medical care was required
    • the old car needs constant attention

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