[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tend \tend\, v. t. imp.  p. p. tended; p. pr.  vb. n.
   tending. aphetic form of attend. see attend, tend to
   move, and cf. tender one that tends or attends.
   1. to accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the
      wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard; as, shepherds
      tend their flocks. --shak.
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            and flaming ministers to watch and tend
            their earthly charge.                 --milton.
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            there 's not a sparrow or a wren,
            there 's not a blade of autumn grain,
            which the four seasons do not tend
            and tides of life and increase lend.  --emerson.
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   2. to be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.
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            being to descend
            a ladder much in height, i did not tend
            my way well down.                     --chapman.
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   to tend a vessel naut., to manage an anchored vessel when
      the tide turns, so that in swinging she shall not entangle
      the cable.
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see also:
tended tending attend tend tender to tend a vessel 

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