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1 tend
I [tend] verb(to take care of; to look after: A shepherd tends his sheep.) skrbeti za- 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.) biti nagnjen k2) (to move, lean or slope in a certain direction: This bicycle tends to(wards) the left.) nagibati se•- tendency* * *I [tend]intransitive verbnagibati se (to k); meriti na, imeti za cilj; biti usmerjen, usmeriti se, biti naravnan, stremeti, težiti (to, towards k); služiti (to čemu); biti nagnjen, pripravljen ( to do napraviti)all our efforts tend to the same object — vsi naši napori streme k istemu cilju; transitive verb paziti in ravnati zto tend a vessel — paziti, da ladja ne zaplete verige sidraII [tend]transitive verbnegovati, skrbeti za, brigati se za; paziti, čuvati, varovati; streči (stroju); obrniti okrog sidra (ladjo); obsolete spremljati kot služabnikto tend a flock — čuvati čredo; intransitive verb streči (on, upon koga); služiti; skrbeti (to za); obsolete paziti (to na) obsolete čakati, biti v pripravljenosti -
2 tendency
plural - tendencies; noun (likelihood; inclination: He has a tendency to forget things.) nagnjenje* * *[téndənsi]nounnagnjenje, težnja, stremljenje (to, towards k); potek (dogodkov itd.); smer, struja; tendenca (to k), namera, namen; posebna ljubezen ( to do za)the tendency of events — tok, potek dogodkov -
3 upward(s)
adverb ((facing) towards a higher place or level: He was lying on the floor face upwards; The path led upwards.) navzgor* * *[ʌpwəd(z)]adverbkvišku, gor, navzgor (tudi figuratively); dalje, naprej; proti vodnemu toku, ob vodi navzgor; proti notranjosti dežele; proti (glavnemu) mestufrom 10 dollars upward(s) — od 10 dolarjev naprej, dalje (više)from the l6th century upward(s) — od 16. stoletja daljemen of forty and upward(s) — možje, stari 40 let ali večupward(s) cercle sport veletoč
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tend towards — phr verb Tend towards/toward is used with these nouns as the object: ↑infinity … Collocations dictionary
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] 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
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 — [[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 — v. 1) (AE) (d; intr.) to tend to (to tend to one s own business) (CE has attend to) 2) (d; intr.) to tend towards 3) (E) he tends to exaggerate * * * [tend] (E) he tends to exaggerate (d; intr.) to tend towards (AE) (d; intr.) to tend to (CE has… … Combinatory dictionary
Tend — Tend, v. i. [F. tendre, L. tendere, tensum and tentum, to stretch, extend, direct one s course, tend; akin to Gr. ? to stretch, Skr. tan. See {Thin}, and cf. {Tend} to attend, {Contend}, {Intense}, {Ostensible}, {Portent}, {Tempt}, {Tender} to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tend and befriend — is a behavioural pattern exhibited by human beings and some animal species when under threat. It refers to protection of offspring (tending) and seeking out of the social group for joint protection (befriending). Fight or flight versus tend and… … Wikipedia
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;… …
tend — 01. Students [tend] to work very hard at the beginning of the session, but then often get kind of lazy towards the end. 02. Carmen [tends] to lose her temper if you disagree with her. 03. Boys [tend] to mature at a later age than girls. 04.… … Grammatical examples in English