Dispose vs Tend - What's the difference?
dispose | tend |
To eliminate or to get rid of something.
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To distribute and put in place.
*1600 , (William Shakespeare), , act 4, scene III
*:Now, dear soldiers, march away: / And how thou pleasest, God, dispose the day!
*1811 , (Jane Austen), (Sense and Sensibility) , chapter 6
*:Marianne’s pianoforte was unpacked and properly disposed of, and Elinor’s drawing were affixed to the walls of their sitting rooms.
*1934 , (Rex Stout), edition, ISBN 0553278193, page 47:
*:I sat down within three feet of the entrance door, and I had no sooner got disposed than the door opened and a man came in.
To deal out; to assign to a use.
*(John Evelyn) (1620-1706)
*:what he designed to bestow on her funeral, he would rather dispose among the poor
To incline.
: (Used here intransitively in the passive voice)
*(John Dryden) (1631-1700)
*:Endure and conquer; Jove will soon dispose / To future good our past and present woes.
*(Francis Bacon) (1561-1626)
*:Suspicions dispose kings to tyranny, husbands to jealousy, and wise men to irresolution and melancholy.
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*:At twilight in the summeron the floor.
(lb) To bargain; to make terms.
*(William Shakespeare) (c.1564–1616)
*:She had disposed with Caesar.
(lb) To regulate; to adjust; to settle; to determine.
*(John Dryden) (1631-1700)
*:the knightly forms of combat to dispose
(legal, Old English law) To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
(followed by a to infinitive) To be likely, or probable to do something, or to have a certain characteristic.
(with to) To look after (e.g. an ill person.)
To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard.
* Emerson
To wait (upon), as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend.
* Shakespeare
(obsolete) To await; to expect.
(obsolete) To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.
* Chapman
(nautical) To manage (an anchored vessel) when the tide turns, to prevent it from entangling the cable when swinging.
As verbs the difference between dispose and tend
is that dispose is while tend is to kindle; ignite; set on fire; light; inflame; burn or tend can be (legal|old english law) to make a tender of; to offer or tender or tend can be (with to) to look after (eg an ill person).As an adjective dispose
is organized, placed in a certain fashion, arranged.dispose
English
(wikipedia dispose)Verb
(dispos)Synonyms
* incline * discardAntonyms
* indispose * disinclineDerived terms
* disposition * disposal * dispose oftend
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) tenden, from (etyl) . Related to (l).Alternative forms
* (l), (l), (l), (l), (l) * (l), (l), (l), (l) (Scotland)Derived terms
* (l), (l)Etymology 2
From (etyl) *.Verb
(en verb)- They tend to go out on Saturdays.
- It tends to snow here in winter.
Usage notes
* In sense 2. this is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. * SeeDerived terms
* tendencySee also
* be given toEtymology 3
From (etyl) . More at (l).Verb
(en verb)- We need to tend to the garden, which has become a mess.
- Shepherds tend their flocks.
- There's not a sparrow or a wren, / There's not a blade of autumn grain, / Which the four seasons do not tend / And tides of life and increase lend.
- Was he not companion with the riotous knights / That tend upon my father?
- (Shakespeare)
- Being to descend / A ladder much in height, I did not tend / My way well down.