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1 tend
I [tend] verb(to take care of; to look after: A shepherd tends his sheep.) a avea grijă de- tenderII [tend] verb1) (to be likely (to do something); to do (something) frequently: Plants tend to die in hot weather; He tends to get angry.) a avea tendinţa (să)2) (to move, lean or slope in a certain direction: This bicycle tends to(wards) the left.) a trage (spre)•- tendency -
2 attend
[ə'tend]1) (to go to or be present at: He attended the meeting; He will attend school till he is sixteen.) a frecventa; a fi prezent la2) ((with to) to listen or give attention to: Attend carefully to what the teacher is saying!) a urmări (cu atenţie)3) (to deal with: I'll attend to that problem tomorrow.) a se ocupa de4) (to look after; to help or serve: Two doctors attended her all through her illness; The queen was attended by four ladies.) a îngriji, a sluji•- attendant
- in attendance -
3 contend
[kən'tend]1) ((usually with with) to struggle against.) a (se) lupta (împotriva)2) ((with that) to say or maintain (that).) a susţine (că)•- contention
- contentious -
4 pretend
[pri'tend]1) (to make believe that something is true, in play: Let's pretend that this room is a cave!; Pretend to be a lion!; He wasn't really angry - he was only pretending.) a-şi închipui; a pretinde; a se preface2) (to try to make it appear (that something is true), in order to deceive: He pretended that he had a headache; She was only pretending to be asleep; I pretended not to understand.) a pretinde; a se preface•- pretence- false pretences -
5 superintend
[su:pərin'tend](to supervise: An adult should be present to superintend the children's activities.) a supraveghea- superintendent -
6 idealise
verb (to regard as perfect: Children tend to idealize their parents.) a idealiza -
7 idealize
verb (to regard as perfect: Children tend to idealize their parents.) a idealiza -
8 lay
I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) a pune, a depune2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) a culca3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) a pune, a pregăti4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) a culca5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) a îndepărta6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) a oua7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.)•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) a(-şi) aranja părul în şuviţe; a tunde în scări- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) laic2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) neprofesionist•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) -
9 connect
[kə'nekt]1) (to join or be joined in some way; to tie or fasten or link together: He connected the radio to the mains; This road connects the two farms; a connecting link; This telephone line connects with the President.) a face legătura (cu); a conecta2) (to associate in the mind: People tend to connect money with happiness.) a asocia (cu)• -
10 intend
[in'tend] 1. verb1) (to mean or plan (to do something or that someone else should do something): Do you still intend to go?; Do you intend them to go?; Do you intend that they should go too?) a avea intenţia (să)2) (to mean (something) to be understood in a particular way: His remarks were intended to be a compliment.) a vrea să spună3) ((with for) to direct at: That letter/bullet was intended for me.) a destina•- intent2. noun(purpose; what a person means to do: He broke into the house with intent to steal.) intenţie, scop- intentional
- intentionally
- intently -
11 react
[ri'ækt]1) (to behave in a certain way as a result of something: How did he react when you called him a fool?; He reacted angrily to the criticism; Hydrogen reacts with oxygen to form water.) a reacţiona2) ((with against) to behave or act in a certain way in order to show rejection of: Young people tend to react against their parents.) a riposta3) ((with to) to be affected, usually badly, by (a drug etc): I react very badly to penicillin.) a avea o reacţie (negativă) la•- reaction- reactionary
- reactor
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tend — [ tend ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive to usually do a particular thing: tend to do something: He tends to exaggerate. The gym tends to get very busy at around six o clock. We tend to take technology for granted nowadays. These arguments tend merely … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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tend — Ⅰ. tend [1] ► VERB 1) frequently behave in a particular way or have a certain characteristic. 2) go or move in a particular direction. ORIGIN Latin tendere stretch, tend . Ⅱ. tend [2] ► … English terms dictionary
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tend — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, short for attenden to attend Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. archaic listen 2. to pay attention ; apply oneself < tend to your own affairs > < t … New Collegiate Dictionary
tend */*/*/ — UK [tend] / US verb Word forms tend : present tense I/you/we/they tend he/she/it tends present participle tending past tense tended past participle tended 1) a) [intransitive] to usually do a particular thing tend to do something: He tends to… … English dictionary
tend — tend1 verb 1》 frequently behave in a particular way or have a certain characteristic: written language tends to be formal. ↘(tend to/towards) be liable to possess (a particular characteristic). 2》 go or move in a particular direction. Origin… … English new terms dictionary
