Synonyms for

Tending

Verb / ˈtendɪŋ / Another word for tending — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

Taking care of or looking after someone or something.

Synonyms & similar words

minded care aid run tend incline lean attention given apt disposed begiven caring watching attending nurturing maintaining managing supervising guarding protecting sustaining administering fostering tutoring coaching aiding assisting supporting guiding directing overseeing

Synonyms by register

Formal

managing administering supervising directing governing

Informal

looking after taking care of watching minding

Literary

nurturing shepherding fostering

Antonyms

neglecting ignoring abandoning disregarding forsaking omitting

Common collocations

  • tending to
  • tending the garden
  • tending to the needs
  • tending to business
  • tending to the sick
  • tending towards
  • tending the flock

Word family

noun tendency
verb tend
adjective tendentious

Usage note

The verb 'tend' can mean to look after something or someone, or to move in a particular direction. 'Tending to' is a common phrasal verb construction.

Example sentences

  1. She is tending to her baby sister.
  2. He is tending to his injured dog.
  3. The farmer is tending to his crops.
  4. The nurse is tending to her patients.
  5. The teacher is tending to her students.

Quotes

  • The best way to tend to your dreams is to wake up and tend to them.
  • Let us not forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor of man. When tillage begins, other arts will follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of civilization.
  • The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.

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