(v. t.) To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
(v. t.) To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the
wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard; as, shepherds tend their
flocks.
(v. t.) To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.
(v. i.) To wait, as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend;
-- with on or upon.
(v. i.) To await; to expect.
(a.) To move in a certain direction; -- usually with to or
towards.
(a.) To be directed, as to any end, object, or purpose; to aim; to
have or give a leaning; to exert activity or influence; to serve as a
means; to contribute; as, our petitions, if granted, might tend to our
destruction.
