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tender — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • incline verb To lean toward a particular opinion, feeling, or course of action.
  • tend verb To be likely to behave, happen, or turn out in a particular way.
  • tender adjective Gentle, loving, or showing warm affection.
  • trend noun A general direction in which something is developing or changing over time.

Senses

tender is used for these senses in English:

  • incline (mostly, intransitive, mostly, in the passive) To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.
  • tend (followed by a to-infinitive) To be likely, or probable to do something, or to have a certain habit or leaning. [from mid-14th c.]
  • tender (rail transport) A railroad car towed behind a steam engine to carry fuel and water.
  • trend (intransitive) To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend.

incline — full definition

  1. verb To lean toward a particular opinion, feeling, or course of action.
  2. verb To slope or tilt away from horizontal.
  3. noun A slope.

tend — full definition

  1. verb To be likely to behave, happen, or turn out in a particular way.
  2. verb To look after or care for someone or something.

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