Meanings
noun
- Attention; the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
verbtending (plural of gerund tendings)
gerund plural of tendings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of tend
In other words, the mutual tendings of all individuals in a given situation toward each other and toward a common object can be apprehended in toto by each actor.
1970, R. Grathoff, The Structure of Social Inconsistencies
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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“tending.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tending. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tending,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tending.
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