verb Download 🔗Share (Old English law) To make a tender of; to offer or tender. Examples : ""The farmer, tending his customary rent of grain, hoped the lord would accept it despite the poor harvest." " law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To wait (upon), as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend. Examples : "The nurse was tending to the sick child in the hospital room. " service job action human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to. Examples : "The nurse was tending to the patient's wound, carefully cleaning and bandaging it. " action tendency being process function Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To manage (an anchored vessel) when the tide turns, to prevent it from entangling the cable when swinging. Examples : "The sailor was tending his boat carefully as the tide shifted, making sure the anchor cable didn't get twisted around the hull. " nautical sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To kindle; ignite; set on fire; light; inflame; burn. Examples : "The camper was tending the campfire, adding small twigs to make it bigger. " energy fuel action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
