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Adjective tending has 1 sense

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"
Antonym: disinclined (indirect, via inclined)

Noun tending has 1 sense

care, attention, aid, tending - the work of caring for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needed constant attention"
--₁ is a kind of work
--₁ has particulars:

Derived form: verb tend₂

Verb tend has 3 senses

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"
--₁ is one way to be

Derived forms: noun tendency₂, noun tendency₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
tend - have care of or look after; "She tends to the children"
--₂ is one way to attend, take care, look, see

Derived forms: noun tender₂, noun tending₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
tend - manage or run; "tend a store"
--₃ is one way to take care, mind
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something