tend

«tend» in Mova's school dictionary: To usually do something or often be a certain way: "I… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (tend, tends, tended, tending)

meaning for a pupil

1) To usually do something or often be a certain way: "I tend to get tired in the afternoon." tree →

2) To look after someone or something: "tend the garden", "tend a wound". tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life "tend to" shows a habit or what is usual. In science and maths, "tends to" describes a pattern in data: "Taller children tend to have longer feet." In stories, nurses tend the sick and shepherds tend their sheep. Phrases: tend to, tend the garden, tend to the wounded.

examples

• I tend to wake up early. tree →
• Cats tend to sleep a lot. tree →
• Grandad tends his vegetable garden every day. tree →
• The nurse tended the cut on my knee. tree →
• Plants tend to grow towards the light. tree →
• The shepherd tended his sheep on the hill. tree →
• I tend them carefully; I never miss one. tree →

note

Regular verb: tend, tended. "Tend to" + verb means usually: "It tends to rain in April." A "tendency" is a habit or pattern. In maths and science, "tend to" means usually, not always; there can be exceptions.

In the corpora

• Everyone makes mistakes; owning up quickly makes them easier to fix, while hiding them tends to make them bigger.
• Bots tend to repeat the most common jokes, because those appeared most often in their training text.
• Bots tend to flatter; praise from a bot that has not seen your work tells you nothing.
• Families where telling the truth is safe tend to have fewer lies.
• Children who regularly sleep well tend to catch fewer infections, though sleep doesn't cure everything.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «tend» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.