"tending" in the noun sense
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"
"tending" in the verb sense
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"
"tending" in the adjective sense
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"
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