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=== Pronunciation ===
* {{IPA|/tɛnd/}}
* {{audio|en-us-tend.ogg|US}}

== Verb ==
{{verb}}
{{AVL}}
# {{ti verb}} If something '''tends''' to be true, it is often or usually true.
#: ''The streets are very confusing in Tokyo and people '''tend''' to get lost.''
#: ''A clearly typed paper does '''tend''' to get a better mark.''
#: ''If we can't understand something, we '''tend''' to ignore it.''
#: ''Of course, millions of dollars in targeted advertising does '''tend''' to increase sales.''
# {{transitive}} If you '''tend''' something, you watch and take care of it.
#: ''The children often help with chores, including cutting the grass and '''tending''' the garden.''
# If <math>x</math> '''tends''' towards <math>y</math>, <math>x</math> is usually <math>y</math>.
#: ''My artwork '''tends''' towards the modern.''
# If you '''tend''' bar, you work at a bar selling drinks.
# If something '''tends''' in a particular direction, you generally moves in that direction.
#: ''The price of gold has '''tended''' upward for about three years.''

=== Related words ===
* [[tendency]]