tend+toward
11tend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. mind, watch, care for, guard, keep; attend, serve, wait on, incline, bend, bear toward, lean, gravitate. See servant, tendency, utility. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To watch over] Syn. care for, manage,… …
12tend|er — ten|der1 «TEHN duhr», adjective, verb, noun. –adj. 1. not hard or tough; soft: »The meat is tender. Stones hurt the little child s tender feet. 2. a) not strong and hardy; delicate: »tender young grass. The leaves in spring are green and tender.… …
13tend towards — phr verb Tend towards/toward is used with these nouns as the object: ↑infinity …
14tend — I verb 1) I tend to get very involved in my work Syn: be inclined, be apt, be disposed, be prone, be liable, have a tendency, have a propensity 2) some of the younger voters tended toward the tabloid press Syn: incline, lean, gravitate …
15tend — I v be disposed, be inclined, have a tendency, show a tendency, trend, lean, point to, look to; verge, bend, incline, gravitate toward, be directed, be bound for; bear, head, aim, lead, steer toward, make for; conduce, contribute, predispose,… …
16Regression toward the mean — In statistics, regression toward the mean (also known as regression to the mean) is the phenomenon that if a variable is extreme on its first measurement, it will tend to be closer to the average on a second measurement, and a fact that may… …
17lean toward — Synonyms and related words: be disposed to, choose rather, favor, feel about it, have a bias, have preference, have rather, honor before, incline toward, lean towards, like better, look at it, please, prefer, prefer to, rather, see fit, set… …
18attend to, tend to — Tend to is more often used than attend to: Please tend to the store while I m away. However, attend to is idiomatically more acceptable in the sense of to wait upon or to care for : Will you attend to that customer? Kindly attend to this matter… …
19Societal attitudes toward homosexuality — Should homosexuality be accepted in society? Percentage of responders that answered accept:   81% 90% …
20at|tend´er — at|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 …
