Tend

·vt To make a tender of; to offer or tender.

II. Tend ·vt To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.

III. Tend ·adj To move in a certain direction;

— usually with to or towards.

IV. Tend ·vi To Await; to Expect.

V. Tend ·vi To wait, as attendants or servants; to Serve; to Attend;

— with on or upon.

VI. Tend ·vt To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to Watch; to Guard; as, shepherds tend their flocks.

VII. Tend ·adj To be directed, as to any end, object, or purpose; to Aim; to have or give a leaning; to exert activity or influence; to serve as a means; to Contribute; as, our petitions, if granted, might tend to our destruction.