tend to

Frequency: 8.555.1 per million words

Used to mean 'deal with' or 'care for', often followed by a noun (a person, a need, a task).

tendtend + PREPOSITION

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to

Examples (10)

  • He tended to her every need.
  • The nurse had to tend to the patient's wounds.
  • It's important to tend to your responsibilities diligently.
  • She spent the afternoon tending to her garden.
  • The shepherd would tend to his flock in the fields.
  • Could you please tend to the crying baby while I finish this?
  • The manager had many urgent matters to tend to before leaving.
  • He carefully tended to the fragile antique.
  • After the storm, they had to tend to the damaged property.
  • We need to tend to these administrative tasks immediately.