Tend to meaning
Tend to is a phrasal verb that means to give needed care or attention to a person, problem, or responsibility.
- Past simple
- tended to
- Past participle
- tended to
- -ing form
- tending to
What tend to means
give care or attentionB2
To give needed care or attention to a person, problem, or responsibility
Paramedics arrived to tend to the injured driver.
Similar phrasal verbs
With to: refer to, amount to, put something to someone, set to, beat someone to it, come to, get to, go to, keep to, report to.
Common questions
What does tend to mean?
To give needed care or attention to a person, problem, or responsibility.
What is the past tense of tend to?
Tended to, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
