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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 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
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3 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 -
4 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
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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
tend — W1S1 [tend] v [Sense: 1, 3, 5; Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: tendre to stretch , from Latin tendere] [Sense: 2, 4; Date: 1100 1200; Origin: attend] 1.) tend to do sth if something tends to happen, it happens often and is likely to happen … Dictionary of contemporary English
tend — /tend/ verb 1 tend to do sth to often do a particular thing, especially something that is bad or annoying, and to be likely to do it again: Sally tends to interfere in other people s business. | The car does tend to overheat. 2 tend towards sth… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tend — tend, attend, mind, watch are comparable when they mean to take charge of or look after someone or something especially as a duty or in return for remuneration. Tend usually retains some notion of an earlier sense in which it means to pay… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
tend — tend1 [tend] vt. [ME tenden, aphetic < attenden: see ATTEND] 1. to take care of; minister to; watch over; look after; attend to [to tend plants or animals, to tend the sick] 2. to be in charge of or at work at; manage or operate [to tend a… … English World dictionary
tend*/*/*/ — [tend] verb 1) [I] to usually do a particular thing He tends to exaggerate.[/ex] I tend not to go out so much in the winter.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to take care of someone or something Eddie kept himself busy tending the garden.[/ex] Doctors were tending… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
something be damned — (something) be damned this thing is not important. They tend to select the best software packages available, and costs be damned. If you repeat a lie often enough, people will think it must be true, facts be damned. Usage notes: usually used with … New idioms dictionary
tend — [[t]te̱nd[/t]] ♦♦ tends, tending, tended 1) VERB If something tends to happen, it usually happens or it often happens. [V to inf] A problem for manufacturers is that lighter cars tend to be noisy... [V to inf] In older age groups women… … English 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 /tend/, v.i. 1. to be disposed or inclined in action, operation, or effect to do something: The particles tend to unite. 2. to be disposed toward an idea, emotion, way of thinking, etc.: He tends to be overly optimistic. Her religious… … Universalium
tend — I. /tɛnd / (say tend) verb (i) 1. to be disposed or inclined in action, operation, or effect (to do something): the particles tend to unite. 2. to be disposed towards a state of mind, emotion, quality, etc. 3. to incline in operation or effect;… …
