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tending

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈtɛndɪŋ// UK //tˈɛndɪŋ// tend·ing

v. to look after someone or something, like a garden or a sick person. It means giving your time and care to keep something in good condition.

v. to care for or look after someone or something; to manage or attend to the needs of a person, animal, or object.


SIMPLE

He spends every morning tending his small vegetable garden.

CONTEXTUAL

The nurse spent the entire night tending to the patients in the emergency ward.

COMPLEX

While the shepherd was busy tending the flock on the hillside, he noticed a storm gathering on the distant horizon.

Synonyms
Usage

Often used with the preposition 'to' when referring to people or tasks, but can be used transitively when referring to plants or fires.

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