Tend
/tɛnd/noun
To care for or look after someone or something.
Did you know?The word 'tend' is linked to the Latin for 'stretch' or 'extend', implying a deeper connection to how we reach out to care for others.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ten-
“to stretch or extend”
Latin
Latin
tendere
“to stretch, strain, or extend”
Old French
Old French
tendre
“to stretch out or extend, to tender”
Middle English
Middle English
tenden
“to stretch forth, to care for”
Modern English
English
tend
“to care for or look after something or someone”