tend

Main Entry:
tend [tend]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: be apt, likely
Synonyms: aim, be biased, be conducive, be disposed, be in the habit of, be inclined, be liable, be predisposed, be prejudiced, bear, bend, conduce, contribute, dispose, drift, favor, go, gravitate, have a tendency, have an inclination, head, impel, incline, influence, lead, lean, look, make for, move, move toward, point, redound, result in, serve to, trend, turn, verge on
Main Entry: attend
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: care for
Synonyms: be in the service of, do for, doctor, look after, mind, minister to, nurse, serve, take care of, tend, wait upon, watch, work for
Antonyms: ignore, neglect
Main Entry: baby-sit
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: care for a child
Synonyms: guard, sit, take care, tend, watch
Main Entry: care
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: tend to
Synonyms: attend, baby sit, consider, foster, keep an eye on, keep tabs on, look after, mind, mind the store, minister, mother, nurse, nurture, pay attention to, protect, provide for, ride herd on, sit, take pains, tend, treasure, wait on, watch, watch over
Antonyms: disregard, ignore, neglect
Main Entry: conspire
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: agree, concur
Synonyms: cabal, colleague, combine, complot, conduce, consort, contribute, cooperate, join, tend, unite, work together
Notes: one connives at something but conspires with somebody
Antonyms: disagree
Main Entry: contribute
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: be partly responsible for
Synonyms: add to, advance, aid, assist, augment, be conducive, be instrumental, conduce, do one's bit, finger in the pie, fortify, get in the act, have a hand in, help, lead, put in two cents, redound, reinforce, sit in on, strengthen, supplement, support, tend, uphold
Antonyms: counteract, disapprove, neglect, shun, withhold
Main Entry: cradle
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hold in arms; nurture
Synonyms: lull, nestle, nourish, nurse, rock, support, tend, watch over
Main Entry: cultivate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: develop land for growing
Synonyms: breed, crop, dress, farm, fertilize, garden, harvest, labor, manage, mature, plant, plow, prepare, propagate, raise, ripen, seed, tend, till, work
Antonyms: destroy, ignore, neglect
Main Entry: drift
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: move aimlessly
Synonyms: accumulate, aim, amass, amble, be carried along, coast, dance, draw near, flicker, flit, flitter, float, flow, flutter, gad, gallivant*, gather, go with the tide, go-that-a-way, gravitate, hover, kick around, linger, malinger, meander, mosey, muck, ride, sail, saunter, scud, skim, slide, stray, stroll, tend, waft, wander, wash*
Antonyms: decide, direct, guide, set
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