"tended" 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"
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