tends
TENDZ/tɛndz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of tend.
Cold weather tends to make the old pipes freeze overnight.
A good shepherd tends the flock through the worst of the winter.
Note
One spelling carries very different meanings, and the words that follow it show which one is meant. Followed by to and a verb, it reports a habit or likelihood: rain tends to fall in the afternoon. Followed by a direct object, it means looking after someone or something: a nurse tends the patient. With toward, it names a contribution to an outcome. Like every -s form, it needs a singular subject.
tends is a form of tend
tend, verb: To be likely to do something, or to have a particular habit or leaning. Full entry
- Spelling
- tend → tends: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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