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What is the verb for tendency?

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tend
  1. (with to) To look after (e.g. an ill person.) [from the early 14th c.]
  2. To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard.
  3. To wait (upon), as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend.
  4. (obsolete) To await; to expect.
  5. (obsolete) To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.
  6. (transitive, nautical) To manage (an anchored vessel) when the tide turns, to prevent it from entangling the cable when swinging.
  7. Synonyms:
      8. lean, gravitate, trend, be inclined, incline, be apt, be biased, be liable, be likely, be prone, be disposed, have a leaning, have an inclination, have a propensity, have a tendency, show a tendency, be apt to, be likely to, be wont to, have a habit of, have a tendency to, be in the habit of, swing, head, run, conduce, look, aim, be drawn, lean towards, move toward, be predisposed, be prejudiced, make for, show favor, show favour, show a preference, veer, drift, turn, move, bend, favour, favor … more
  8. Examples:
      9. “I've noticed that he does tend to keep to himself and avoid social gatherings.”
      “These days, most people tend towards social media for their news and information.”
      “Our path begins to tend to the left, the ground gently rising and covered with a glade of scattered trees and bushes.”
tend
  1. (law, Old English law) To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
  2. (followed by a to infinitive) To be likely, or probable to do something, or to have a certain characteristic. [from the mid-14th c.]
  3. Synonyms:
      4. lean, gravitate, trend, be inclined, incline, be apt, be biased, be liable, be likely, be prone, be disposed, have a leaning, have an inclination, have a propensity, have a tendency, show a tendency, be apt to, be likely to, be wont to, have a habit of, have a tendency to, be in the habit of, swing, head, run, conduce, look, aim, be drawn, lean towards, move toward, be predisposed, be prejudiced, make for, show favor, show favour, show a preference, veer, drift, turn, move, bend, favour, favor … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “I've noticed that he does tend to keep to himself and avoid social gatherings.”
      “These days, most people tend towards social media for their news and information.”
      “Our path begins to tend to the left, the ground gently rising and covered with a glade of scattered trees and bushes.”
tender
  1. (now rare) To make tender or delicate; to weaken.
  2. To feel tenderly towards; to regard fondly.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. offer, proffer, give, extend, present, submit, advance, render, put forward, hand in, trot out, set before, run by, propose, suggest, propound, pose, proposition, bounce, vote, posit, put up, recommend, state, put, prefer, volunteer, ask, name, nominate, bid, make a pitch, broach, introduce, moot, raise, table, postulate, adduce, propone, question, query, assert, advise, solicit, set forth, throw up, bring forward, come up with, lay before … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “She stated at the end that she would have no option but to tender her resignation with immediate effect.”
      “A joint venture company was formed specifically to tender for the project.”
tender
  1. (formal) To offer, to give.
  2. to offer a payment, as at sales or auctions.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. offer, proffer, give, extend, present, submit, advance, render, put forward, hand in, trot out, set before, run by, propose, suggest, propound, pose, proposition, bounce, vote, posit, put up, recommend, state, put, prefer, volunteer, ask, name, nominate, bid, make a pitch, broach, introduce, moot, raise, table, postulate, adduce, propone, question, query, assert, advise, solicit, set forth, throw up, bring forward, come up with, lay before … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “She stated at the end that she would have no option but to tender her resignation with immediate effect.”
      “A joint venture company was formed specifically to tender for the project.”
tend
  1. (transitive, now chiefly dialectal) To kindle; ignite; set on fire; light; inflame; burn.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. lean, gravitate, trend, be inclined, incline, be apt, be biased, be liable, be likely, be prone, be disposed, have a leaning, have an inclination, have a propensity, have a tendency, show a tendency, be apt to, be likely to, be wont to, have a habit of, have a tendency to, be in the habit of, swing, head, run, conduce, look, aim, be drawn, lean towards, move toward, be predisposed, be prejudiced, make for, show favor, show favour, show a preference, veer, drift, turn, move, bend, favour, favor … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “I've noticed that he does tend to keep to himself and avoid social gatherings.”
      “These days, most people tend towards social media for their news and information.”
      “Our path begins to tend to the left, the ground gently rising and covered with a glade of scattered trees and bushes.”
tenderize
  1. (transitive) To make (something, especially meat) tender.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. beat, hit, marinate, pound, prepare, soak, soften, tenderise
  3. Examples:
      4. “The acid will help kill any bacteria lurking in the meat and will tenderize tougher cuts.”
      “Meat and poultry can be marinated for several hours or days to tenderize or add flavor.”
      “There is some debate as to whether or not marinades actually tenderize meat.”
tenderized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of tenderize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. beat, beaten, hit, hat, hitten, marinated, pounded, prepared, soaked, softened, tenderised, unstiffened, relaxed, mellowed, made softer, made pliable, became tender, become tender … more
tenderise
  1. Alternative spelling of tenderize
  2. Examples:
      3. “Long, slow cooking is the only way to tenderise these cuts, and using the slow cooker you can let dinner bubble away while you're out and about.”
      “You can tenderise venison, chamois or wild boar meat from older animals if you leave in a soy sauce-based marinade for one to two days.”
      “Marinating the meat during cooking by brushing on soy sauce helps to tenderise it.”
tendering
  1. present participle of tender
  2. Synonyms:
      3. offering, proffering, giving, extending, presenting, submitting, advancing, rendering, putting forward, handing in, trotting out, setting before, running by, bidding, quoting, giving an estimate, proposing a price, putting in a bid, making an offer … more
tendre
  1. Obsolete form of tender.
tending
  1. present participle of tend
  2. Synonyms:
      3. leaning, gravitating, trending, inclining, having a leaning, having an inclination, having a propensity, having a tendency, showing a tendency, having a habit of, having a tendency to, swinging, heading, running, conducing, looking, aiming, leaning towards, moving toward, making for, showing favor, showing favour, showing a preference, veering, drifting, moving, turning, bending, favoring, favouring, preferring, gravitating toward, having a preference for, having a penchant for, not minding, having a liking for, shifting, going, flowing, approaching, having a propensity to, having a propensity for, having a proclivity for, having propensity, having an affinity with … more
tenderises
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tenderise
  2. Synonyms:
      3. tenderizes, beats, hits, marinates, pounds, prepares, soaks, softens
tenderizes
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tenderize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. beats, hits, marinates, pounds, prepares, soaks, softens, tenderises, unstiffens, relaxes, mellows, makes softer, makes pliable, becomes tender … more
tenders
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tender
  2. Synonyms:
      3. offers, proffers, gives, extends, presents, submits, advances, renders, puts forward, hands in, trots out, sets before, runs by, bids, quotes, gives an estimate, proposes a price, puts in a bid, makes an offer … more
tendres
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tendre
tendereth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of tender
tends
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tend
  2. Synonyms:
      3. leans, gravitates, trends, inclines, has a leaning, has an inclination, has a propensity, has a tendency, shows a tendency, has a habit of, has a tendency to, swings, heads, runs, conduces, looks, aims, leans towards, moves toward, makes for, shows favor, shows favour, shows a preference, veers, drifts, moves, turns, favors, favours, bends, prefers, has a preference for, gravitates toward, has a penchant for, has a liking for, shifts, goes, flows, approaches, has a proclivity for, has a propensity to, has a propensity for, slants, sways, has propensity … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “A sapiosexual tends to be more impressed by a person’s humility rather than the various accomplishments they list off.”
      “Edgar Allen Poe has a very unique style of writing in many ways. Poe tends to write his stories emphasizing dramatic irony and verbal irony”
      “The action of rivers and waves tends to pile up gravel in large accumulations.”
tendeth
  1. (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tend
tenderised
  1. simple past tense and past participle of tenderise
  2. Synonyms:
      3. tenderized, beat, beaten, hit, hat, hitten, marinated, pounded, prepared, soaked, softened … more
tendred
  1. simple past tense and past participle of tendre
tendered
  1. simple past tense and past participle of tender
  2. Synonyms:
      3. asked, posed, raised, posited, proffered, put, submitted, presented, proposed, propositioned, put forward, queried, questioned, tabled, asserted, pitched, propounded, solicited, suggested, advanced, extended, offered, stated, volunteered, asked about, threw up, got the answer to, sought the answer to, made, appointed, designated, assigned, elected, named, nominated, ordained, delegated, selected, chose, decreed, entitled, established, christened, constituted, denominated, employed, enlisted, enrolled, installed, labeled … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The Commercial manager has tendered his resignation and will be leaving shortly.”
      “Whether his resignation was tendered because of petulance or careful stratagem, he now has a real measure of the Government's dependence on him.”
      “The project is divided into different portions, individually tendered and contracted.”
tendest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of tend
tended
  1. simple past tense and past participle of tend
  2. Synonyms:
      3. helped, aided, assisted, supported, abetted, furthered, lent a hand, propped, relieved, served, stood by, upheld, advocated, bucked up, helped out, interceded, patronized, puffed, rallied round, rooted for, saw through, stuck up for, stumped for, accommodated, ballyhooed, befriended, cared for, cheered, emboldened, encouraged, fostered, heartened, hyped, ministered to, nurtured, patronised, plugged, rescued, seconded, went with, did a favor, did a service, did one's part, took care of, worked for, pushed, blessed, contented, delighted, gladdened … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “This motion always tended to loosen that sleeve from its anchor until finally it flapped loosely about as a cape might.”
      “Interestingly, the two students with the highest grades on the pasture project tended to perform relatively poorly on the exams.”
      “Dr O'Flanagan said the STI problem was shared across Europe and tended to be concentrated in capital cities.”
tenderising
  1. present participle of tenderise
  2. Synonyms:
      3. tenderizing, beating, hitting, marinating, pounding, preparing, soaking, softening
tenderizing
  1. present participle of tenderize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. beating, hitting, marinating, pounding, preparing, soaking, softening, tenderising, unstiffening, relaxing, mellowing, making softer, making pliable, becoming tender … more
tendring
  1. present participle of tendre
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