tend+toward

  • 21at|tend — «uh TEHND», transitive verb. 1. to be present at: »Children must attend school. 2. to wait on; care for; tend: »Nurses attend the sick. His companion…attends the Emperor in his royal court (Shakespeare). SYNONYM(S): serve …

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  • 22in|tend´er — in|tend «ihn TEHND», transitive verb. 1. to have in the mind as a purpose; plan; mean: »No insult was intended by his remarks. He intends that his sons shall go to college. We intend to go home soon. 2. to mean for a particular purpose or use:… …

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  • 23in|tend — «ihn TEHND», transitive verb. 1. to have in the mind as a purpose; plan; mean: »No insult was intended by his remarks. He intends that his sons shall go to college. We intend to go home soon. 2. to mean for a particular purpose or use: »That gift …

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  • 24work toward — Synonyms and related words: bend to, bias, conduce, contribute, dispose, go, have a tendency, head, incline, lead, lean, look to, point, point to, redound to, serve, set, set toward, show a tendency, tend, trend, turn, verge, warp …

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  • 25Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology       In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …

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  • 26France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …

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  • 27HEBREW LITERATURE, MODERN — definition and scope beginnings periodization …

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  • 28Economic democracy — is a socioeconomic philosophy that suggests a shift in decision making power from a small minority of corporate shareholders to a larger majority of public stakeholders. There is no single definition or approach for economic democracy, but most… …

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  • 29aesthetics — /es thet iks/ or, esp. Brit., /ees /, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. the branch of philosophy dealing with such notions as the beautiful, the ugly, the sublime, the comic, etc., as applicable to the fine arts, with a view to establishing the… …

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  • 30economics — /ek euh nom iks, ee keuh /, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the science that deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, or the material welfare of humankind. 2. (used with a pl. v.) financial considerations;… …

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