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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. Kindergarten children have a [tendency] to believe anything their teachers tell them.
05. The child has some violent [tendencies] that need to be addressed.
06. Can you [tend] bar while I go clear off the tables?
07. The weather [tends] to be quite hot and dry here during the summer months.
08. Dr. Joyce Brothers has stated that those who have easy, cheerful attitudes [tend] to be happier than those with less pleasant temperaments, regardless of money or success.
09. There are many reasons to explain the social [tendency] in human beings.
10. The great Indian statesman Nehru once remarked that the forces in a capitalist society, if left unchecked, [tend] to make the rich richer, and the poor poorer.
11. Travelers to that part of the world [tend] to be young people who don't want to spend a lot of money on souvenirs.
12. People have a [tendency] to evaluate other cultures in reference to their own presumably superior culture.
13. Research suggests that fat parents [tend] to have fat children, regardless of their diet or level of activity.
14. People in Guatemala [tend] to marry while still quite young, often between the ages of 16 and 19.
15. People in Nicaragua [tend] to stay in the same towns where their ancestors lived for generations.
16. Argentineans [tend] to hug and kiss upon meeting and leaving one another.
17. The role of the urban housewife in Paraguay is to raise children, and [tend] the home.
18. People have a natural [tendency] to imitate or model the behavior of significant figures in their lives.
19. Mothers who are educated [tend] to send their children to school, which is essential for breaking the cycle of poverty from one generation to another.

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  • tend — tend …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • 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 — 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 — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of 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 — 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 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*/*/*/ — [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 — Tend, v. i. 1. To wait, as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend; with on or upon. [1913 Webster] Was he not companion with the riotous knights That tend upon my father? Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. [F. attendre.] To await; to expect. [Obs.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tend — Ⅰ. tend [1] ► VERB 1) frequently behave in a particular way or have a certain characteristic. 2) go or move in a particular direction. ORIGIN Latin tendere stretch, tend . Ⅱ. tend [2] ► …   English terms dictionary

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