Definitions for Tending
tend·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. care, attention, aid, tendingadjective

   the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

   "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"

2. apt(p), disposed(p), given(p), minded(p), tending(p)adjective

   (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward

   "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tendingnoun

   Action of the verb to tend.

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1. tending

   Tending refers to the act of caring for, managing or looking after something or someone. It can also mean inclining or having a propensity towards a particular characteristic, quality, or direction.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Tending

   of Tend

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. tending

   The movement by which a ship turns or swings round when at single anchor, or moored by the head, at every change of tide or wind.

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Anagrams for Tending »

1. denting

How to pronounce Tending?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Tending in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tending in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Tending in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Tending in a Sentence

1. Aloo Denish Obiero:

   Governments must nurture freedom as a garden, tending to it vigilantly to prevent its withering under the shadow of authority.

2. Gordon Watts of Panamerican Consultants:

   For every person we have on the bottom, there's four more people up on the surface that are tending him, talking to him and being sure that whatever he is doing is safe.

3. Christopher Andersen:

   I have sources that I’ve been tending to for 50 years.

4. Joshua Henne:

   You could make the case that Crowley was more in touch with the inside-the-Beltway D.C. game and House leadership, rather than tending to his garden at home.

5. Yuval Steinitz:

   If the Americans are finding it difficult to understand or accept our clarifications (on Palestinian statehood), this is certainly worrying and requires tending to, he (Netanyahu) didn't say this (statehood) is 'unacceptable'. He said reality has changed.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Tending
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tending
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tending
5. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Tending
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Tending