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Definition of Tending
1. Adjective. (usually followed by 'to') naturally disposed toward. "I am not minded to answer any questions"
2. Noun. The work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something. "The old car needs constant attention"
Specialized synonyms: Hair Care, Haircare, Hairdressing, Maternalism, Baby Sitting, Babysitting, Pet Sitting, Dental Care, First Aid, Intervention, Treatment, Incubation, Livery, Manicure, Pedicure, Nourishment, Nursing, Tender Loving Care, Tlc, Nurturance, Personal Care, Skin Care, Skincare, Faith Cure, Faith Healing, Tree Surgery, Health Care, Healthcare
Generic synonyms: Work
Derivative terms: Aid, Attend, Care, Tend
Definition of Tending
1. Noun. Action of the verb ''to tend''. ¹
2. Verb. (present participle of tend) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tending
1. tend [v] - See also: tend
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tending
Literary usage of Tending
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1887)
"McGowan & Bliss and the McGowan Pump Company, and tending to show- that, at the
time the contract of June 23d was signed, the defendants, upon being asked ..."
2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"There was evidence tending to show that the prosecutrix, Darrie Hall, ...
There also was further testimony in defendant's behalf tending to show that soon ..."
3. An Analysis of the Derivative Words in the English Language: Or, A Key to by Salem Town (1838)
"... again continuing to press in again. not tending to press in. to press against,
to bear down. was pressed against, or, &c. the act of pressing against, ..."
4. The Federalist, on the New Constitution by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay (1857)
"tending the power of doing it may be imagined. It would diminish the motives to
the multiplication of federal courts, and would admit of arrangements ..."
5. A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from ...by Samuel Johnson by Samuel Johnson (1805)
"Temple. mon safety, and tending towards it in the ... Care ; act of tending.
Nature does require Her times of preservation, which, perforce, 1 her frail son ..."
6. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1887)
"According to the bill of exceptions, there was evidence in behalf of the plaintiffs
tending to show that, without willfulness or design on the part of her ..."
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