1. (

• care ,
• attention ,
• aid ,
• tending

) the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention" ;

1. (

• tend ,
• be_given ,
• lean ,
• incline ,
• run ,

) have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined; "She tends to be nervous before her lectures"; "These dresses run small"; "He inclined to corpulence" ;

2. (

• tend

) have care of or look after; "She tends to the children" ;

3. (

• tend ,

) manage or run; "tend a store" ;

1. (

• apt ,
• disposed ,
• given ,
• minded ,
• tending

) (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions" ;