tend

tend
I intransitive verb

tend to do something — dazu neigen od. tendieren, etwas zu tun

tend to something — zu etwas neigen

it tends to get quite cold there at nights — es wird dort nachts oft sehr kalt

he tends to get upset if ... — er regt sich leicht auf, wenn ...

this tends to suggest that ... — dies deutet darauf hin, dass ...

II transitive verb
sich kümmern um; hüten [Schafe]; bedienen [Maschine]

rice has to be tended carefully — Reis erfordert sorgfältige Pflege

* * *
I [tend] verb
(to take care of; to look after: A shepherd tends his sheep.) sich kümmern um,hüten
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II [tend] verb
1) (to be likely (to do something); to do (something) frequently: Plants tend to die in hot weather; He tends to get angry.) neigen zu
2) (to move, lean or slope in a certain direction: This bicycle tends to(wards) the left.) streben
- tendency
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tend1
[tend]
vi
1. (be directed towards) tendieren
to \tend downwards eine Tendenz nach unten aufweisen
2. (incline)
to \tend to [or towards] sth zu etw dat neigen [o tendieren]
I \tend to think he's right ich bin dazu geneigt, ihm Recht zu geben
tend2
[tend]
I. vi
to \tend to sb/sth sich akk um jdn/etw kümmern
II. vt
to \tend sb/sth sich akk um jdn/etw kümmern, jdn/etw pflegen
to \tend sheep Schafe hüten
to \tend a road accident victim dem Opfer eines Verkehrsunfalls Hilfe leisten
* * *
I [tend]
vt
sich kümmern um; sheep hüten; sick person pflegen; land bestellen; machine bedienen II
vi
1)

the lever tends to stick — der Hebel bleibt oft hängen

I tend to believe him — ich neige or tendiere dazu, ihm zu glauben

that would tend to suggest that ... — das würde gewissermaßen darauf hindeuten, dass ...

2)

his opinion is tending in our direction — seine Meinung tendiert in unsere Richtung

* * *
tend1 [tend] v/i
1. sich bewegen, streben (to, toward[s] nach, auf … akk zu):
tend from wegstreben von
2. fig
a) tendieren, neigen (beide:
to, toward[s] zu)
b) dazu neigen (to do zu tun):
I tend to think that … ich neige zu der Ansicht, dass …
3. fig
a) führen, beitragen (to sth zu etwas)
b) dazu beitragen (to do zu tun)
c) hinauslaufen (to auf akk)
4. SCHIFF schwoien
tend2 [tend]
A v/t
1. TECH eine Maschine etc bedienen
2. sorgen für, sich kümmern um, nach jemandem sehen:
tend a patient einen Kranken pflegen;
tend a flock eine Herde hüten
3. obs als Diener begleiten
4. obs achten auf (akk)
B v/i
1. aufwarten (on, upon dat)
2. tend to bes US umg achtgeben auf (akk)
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I intransitive verb

tend to do something — dazu neigen od. tendieren, etwas zu tun

tend to something — zu etwas neigen

it tends to get quite cold there at nights — es wird dort nachts oft sehr kalt

he tends to get upset if ... — er regt sich leicht auf, wenn ...

this tends to suggest that ... — dies deutet darauf hin, dass ...

II transitive verb
sich kümmern um; hüten [Schafe]; bedienen [Maschine]

rice has to be tended carefully — Reis erfordert sorgfältige Pflege

* * *
v.
abzielen v.

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