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Noun tending has 1 sense

• tending(n = noun.act) aid, attention, care - the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something; "no medical care was required"; "the old car needs constant attention"
has particulars: hair care, haircare, hairdressing, maternalism, baby sitting, babysitting, pet sitting, dental care, first aid, intervention, treatment, incubation, livery, manicure, pedicure, nourishment, nursing, tender loving care, tlc, nurturance, personal care, skin care, skincare, faith cure, faith healing, tree surgery, health care, healthcare
is a kind of work
Derived form verb tend₂

Adjective tending has 1 sense

• tending(s = adj.all) apt, disposed, given, minded - (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions"

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Tendency

N tendency, aptness, aptitude, proneness, proclivity, bent, turn, tone, bias, set, leaning to, predisposition, inclination, propensity, susceptibility, conatus, nisus, liability, quality, nature, temperament, idiocrasy, idiosyncrasy, cast, vein, grain, humor, mood, drift, conduciveness, conducement, applicability, subservience, tending, conducive, working towards, in a fair way to, calculated to, liable, subservient, useful, subsidiary, for, whither.

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