tend

Definition

To make a tender of; to offer or tender.

Etymology

From Middle English *tenden, from Old French tendre (“to stretch, stretch out, hold forth, offer, tender”), from Latin tendere (“to stretch, stretch out, extend, spread out”).

Example Sentences

• "They tend to go out on Saturdays."
• "It tends to snow here in winter."
• "I was tending to get up later and later after the breakup."

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