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tend

 
 
/tend/ verb

Translation

tend to do sth to often do a particular thing or be likely to do a particular thing
eğiliminde/meyilli/istekli/temayüllü olmak
I tend to wear dark colours. July and August tend to be our busiest months.1757
[T] ( also tend to) to look after someone or something
ilgilenmek, çok iyi bakmak, bakım göstermek
He spends most afternoons tending his vegetable garden.5981992
(Definition of tend verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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