Meanings
verb'tend (third-person singular simple present 'tends, present participle 'tending, simple past and past participle 'tended)
present singular third person 'tends · participle present 'tending · participle past 'tended · past 'tended
- obsoleteObsolete form of tend.
Now, ma, I'll 'tend to that.
1911, Theodore Dreiser, chapter XIII, in Jennie Gerhardt
Origin
Shortening of attend or hypercorrection of tend to reflect its etymology
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
'tend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'tend
MLA
“'tend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'tend. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “'tend,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'tend.
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