Word Type

Verb

The word "tend" can be used as a verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

attend bartend tend bar tend to one's knitting tend to one's own knitting tendency

Etymologically Related To

attend tinder

Context

legal nautical old english law

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

attend be look mind see take care

Manner Of

attend be take care

Related Terms

be given to intend tense tension tent

Related Terms

attend await be given to burn expect fire ignite inflame intend kindle light likely look after offer probable serve set tender tense tension tent wait

Synonym Network

attend to care for guard

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.