Tend
To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard; as, shepherds tend their flocks.
To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.
To wait, as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend; -- with on or upon.
To await; to expect.
To move in a certain direction; -- usually with to or towards.
To be directed, as to any end, object, or purpose; to aim; to have or give a leaning; to exert activity or influence; to serve as a means; to contribute; as, our petitions, if granted, might tend to our destruction.
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Tend Quotations
Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them.
Ronald Reagan
When people are like each other they tend to like each other.
Tony Robbins
If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
Abraham Maslow
Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it till it comes to have a separate and integral interest. To regret deeply is to live afresh.
Henry David Thoreau
People think that at the top there isn't much room. They tend to think of it as an Everest. My message is that there is tons of room at the top.
Margaret Thatcher
One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.
Dale Carnegie
Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.
Dale Carnegie
We tend to get what we expect.
Norman Vincent Peale
Watch your manner of speech if you wish to develop a peaceful state of mind. Start each day by affirming peaceful, contented and happy attitudes and your days will tend to be pleasant and successful.
Norman Vincent Peale
When you pray for anyone you tend to modify your personal attitude toward him.
Norman Vincent Peale
Tend Translations
tend in German is abzielen
tend in Italian is piegare, coltivare
tend in Spanish is propender, acostumbrar
tend in Swedish is valla, tendera
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