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TENDS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TENDS?

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Need another word that means the same as “tends”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “tends” in this overview.

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Tends as a Verb
Definitions of "Tends" as a verb
Synonyms of "Tends" as a verb (4 Words)
Usage Examples of "Tends" as a verb
Associations of "Tends" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Tends” are: be given, incline, lean, run

Tends as a Verb

Definitions of "Tends" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “tends” as a verb can have the following definitions:

Manage or run.
Have care of or look after.
Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined.

Synonyms of "Tends" as a verb (4 Words)

be given	Occupy a certain position or area.
incline	Have a tendency or disposition to do or be something be inclined. Some people are very mathematically inclined.
lean	Cause to lean to the side. He leaned his rifle against the wall.
run	Flee take to one s heels cut and run. A small river runs into the sea at one side of the castle.

Usage Examples of "Tends" as a verb

She tends to be nervous before her lectures.
She tends to the children.
Tend a store.

Associations of "Tends" (30 Words)

accentuate	Put stress on; utter with an accent. His jacket unfortunately accentuated his paunch.
apt	Mentally quick and resourceful-Bram Stoker. He is apt* to be swayed by irrational considerations.*
aptitude	Suitability or fitness. Children with an aptitude* for painting and drawing.*
aptness	Appropriateness for the occasion. The aptness* of the punishment.*
banister	The structure formed by the uprights and handrail at the side of a staircase. He vaulted the banister.
bending	The act of bending something.
corner	Architecture solid exterior angle of a building especially one formed by a cornerstone. Whether they will corner* the market in graphics software remains to be seen.*
disposed	Naturally disposed toward. He is favourably disposed* towards the proposals.*
emphasis	Stress given to a word or words when speaking to indicate particular importance. They placed great emphasis* on the individual s freedom.*
emphasize	Give special importance or value to (something) in speaking or writing. His father emphasized the wrong words in his sentence.
emphatically	Without question and beyond doubt. Jane though born in California feels emphatically* English.*
gangling	Tall and thin and having long slender limbs. A gangling* teenager.*
highlight	Mark with a highlighter. Highlight the area above your eyebrows.
incline	An inclined surface or plane a slope especially on a road or railway. Their language inclines us to believe them.
inclined	Having a preference, disposition, or tendency. Wasn t inclined* to believe the excuse.*
lean	Cause to lean to the side. He leaned back in his chair.
likely	Likely but not certain to be or become true or real. A likely* result.*
prone	Lying flat, especially face downwards. A child prone* to mischief.*
propensity	A disposition to behave in a certain way. His propensity* for violence.*
recumbent	A type of bicycle designed to be ridden lying almost flat on one’s back. Recumbent shrubs.
slant	To incline or bend from a vertical position. The early sun slanted across the mountains.
spotlight	Illuminate with a spotlight. The knife flashed in the spotlight.
staircase	A way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps. He descended the broad staircase.
stress	To stress single out as important. They stressed the need for reform.
susceptible	Capable or admitting of. Patients with liver disease may be susceptible* to infection.*
talent	People regarded as sexually attractive or as prospective sexual partners. He possesses more talent* than any other player.*
tilt	A combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances. The tilt* of her head.*
underline	Give extra weight to (a communication. Subheadings have an underline* in blue.*
underscore	A line drawn under a word or phrase for emphasis. The company underscored the progress made with fuel cells.
yaw	Swerve off course momentarily. The yawing motion of the ship.