tend

tend
I tend verb
(to take care of; to look after: A shepherd tends his sheep.) guardar

II tend verb
1) (to be likely (to do something); to do (something) frequently: Plants tend to die in hot weather; He tends to get angry.)
2) (to move, lean or slope in a certain direction: This bicycle tends to(wards) the left.) tender, tener tendencia
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tend vb tender / tener tendencia
prices tend to go up at Christmas los precios tienden a subir en Navidad
tend
tr[tend]
transitive verb
1 (person) cuidar de, atender; (other) ocuparse de
intransitive verb
1 (have tendency) tender (to, a), tener tendencia ((to, a)
■ he tends to wander tiende a digresar
■ their music tends towards heavy su música tiende a ser dura
■ I tend to go on holiday in June suelo irme de vacaciones en junio
■ it tends to be very warm in May suele hacer bastante calor en mayo
tend ['tɛnd] vt
: atender, cuidar (de), ocuparse de
tend vi
: tender
it tends to benefit the consumer: tiende a beneficiar al consumidor
tend
v.
• cuidar v.
• guardar v.
• manejar v.
• propender v.
• servir v.
• tender v.
tend
1.
intransitive verb
1) (have tendency, be inclined) tender*

to tend to + INF — tender* a + inf

women tend to live longer than men — las mujeres tienden a or suelen vivir más que los hombres

I tend to agree with you — me inclino a pensar como usted

he tends to catch colds easily — tiene tendencia or propensión a resfriarse

2) (attend)

to tend TO something/somebody — ocuparse de algo/alguien


2.
vt \<\<sheep/flock\>\> cuidar (de), ocuparse de; \<\<invalids/victims\>\> cuidar (de), atender*; \<\<garden/grave\>\> ocuparse de

I
[tend]
VI
1)

to tend to do sth — tender a hacer algo, soler hacer algo

men tend to die younger than women — los hombres tienden a or suelen morir más jóvenes que las mujeres

this type of material tends to shrink — este tipo de tela tiene tendencia a or tiende a or suele encoger

that tends to be the case — tiende a ser así, suele ser así

I tend to agree — me inclino a pensar lo mismo

2)

to tend towards — tender a

her stories tend towards the melodramatic — sus historias tienden a ser melodramáticas

he tends towards conservatism — es de tendencias conservadoras


II [tend]
1. VT
1) (=care for) [+ patient, invalid] cuidar, atender; [+ sheep, cattle, horses] cuidar, ocuparse de; [+ garden] ocuparse de; [+ grave] cuidar de; [+ fire] atender, ocuparse de
2)

to tend bar — (US) servir en el bar

2.
VI

to tend to — [+ patient, invalid] atender a, cuidar; [+ sheep, cattle, horses] cuidar, ocuparse de; [+ fire] atender, ocuparse de; [+ housework, wounds, needs] ocuparse de

* * *
[tend]
1.
intransitive verb
1) (have tendency, be inclined) tender*

to tend to + INF — tender* a + inf

women tend to live longer than men — las mujeres tienden a or suelen vivir más que los hombres

I tend to agree with you — me inclino a pensar como usted

he tends to catch colds easily — tiene tendencia or propensión a resfriarse

2) (attend)

to tend TO something/somebody — ocuparse de algo/alguien


2.
vt \<\<sheep/flock\>\> cuidar (de), ocuparse de; \<\<invalids/victims\>\> cuidar (de), atender*; \<\<garden/grave\>\> ocuparse de

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