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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of tend.

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Examples

  • II. ii.212 (150,2) tended her i 'the eyes] Perhaps _tended her_ by th'

    Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies Samuel Johnson 1746

  • Marketers who had heralded the arrival of the "metrosexual" last decade found the term tended to pigeonhole their products with a relatively narrow segment of upscale, fashion-conscious men.

    Gawker Hamilton Nolan 2010

  • When the development among the nations of Europe, however, has been completed, ambition, and ruthlessness, having served its term tended to overstep its mark.

    Commonwealth Club Address 1932

  • On his teams, first Young Justice and then a reconstituted Teen Titans, Tim's Robin tended to be straight man.

    Archive 2009-06-01 2009

  • On his teams, first Young Justice and then a reconstituted Teen Titans, Tim's Robin tended to be straight man.

    Robin Changes His Sense of Humor 2009

  • “In the 18th century folks writing in English tended to capitalize nouns more or less at will; the convention of only capitalizing proper nouns did not really take hold untill the early 19th century.”

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Create a Constitutional Theory Out of This 2010

  • In the 18th century folks writing in English tended to capitalize nouns more or less at will; the convention of only capitalizing proper nouns did not really take hold untill the early 19th century.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Create a Constitutional Theory Out of This 2010

  • LEIBY (8/31/04): Sen. John McCain tended to his political base Sunday night: the entire national media.

    Archive 2008-07-01 2008

  • LEIBY (8/31/04): Sen. John McCain tended to his political base Sunday night: the entire national media.

    Your Right Hand Thief 2008

  • I will not leave comments in tended for Laura on other people's blogs.

    click at your own risk 2005

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