tending

Noun · Adjective

Synonyms: care attention aid apt(p)disposed(p)given(p)minded(p)tending(p)

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something“no medical care was required”“the old car needs constant attention”Synonyms: care attention aid

Adjective (1)

(usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward“he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant”“I am not minded to answer any questions”Synonyms: apt(p)disposed(p)given(p)minded(p)tending(p)

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Tend \Tend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tended; p. pr. & vb. n. Tending.] [Aphetic form of attend. See Attend, Tend to move, and cf. Tender one that tends or attends.]

1.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. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

And flaming ministers to watch and tend Their earthly charge.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

There 's not a sparrow or a wren, There 's not a blade of autumn grain, Which the four seasons do not tend And tides of life and increase lend.— Emerson.[1913 Webster]

2.To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to. [1913 Webster]

Being to descend A ladder much in height, I did not tend My way well down.— Chapman.[1913 Webster]

To tend a vessel (Naut.), to manage an anchored vessel when the tide turns, so that in swinging she shall not entangle the cable. [1913 Webster]