tend
1. tend \'tend\ vb [ME tenden, short for attenden to attend] archaic 1: to
give ear : LISTEN 2: to pay attention : apply oneself {~ to your own
affairs} 3: to act as an attendant : SERVE obs 4: AWAIT archaic 1: to
attend as a servant 2a: to apply oneself to the care of : watch over 2b:
to have or take charge of as a caretaker or overseer 2c: CULTIVATE, FOSTER
2d: to manage the operations of : MIND {~ a store}
2. tend vb [ME tenden, fr. MF tendre to stretch, tend, fr. L tendere -]
more at THIN 1: to move, direct, or develop one's course in a particular
direction 2: to exhibit an inclination or tendency : CONDUCE : to stand
by (as a rope) in readiness to prevent fouling or other mischa nce