tend

  1. Verb.  (transitive, now) To kindle; ignite; set on fire; light; inflame; burn.
  2. Verb.  To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
  3. Verb.  (context, followed by a to infinitive) To be likely, or probable to do something, or to have a certain characteristic. (defdate, from the mid-14th c.) .
  4. Verb.  (context, with to) To look after (e.g. an ill person.) (defdate, from the early 14th c.) .

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