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Ending vs Tending - What's the difference?

ending | tending |

As verbs the difference between ending and tending

is that ending is while tending is .

As nouns the difference between ending and tending

is that ending is a termination or conclusion while tending is action of the verb to tend .

ending

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A termination or conclusion.
  • The last part of something.
  • (grammar) The last morpheme of a word, added to some base to make an inflected form (such as -ing in "ending").

    • Synonyms

    * (termination or conclusion ): conclusion, end, termination * (last part of something ): end, finale * (grammar ):

    Phrases

    * bad ending * good ending

    Anagrams

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    tending

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Action of the verb to tend .
  • * 1970 , R. Grathoff, The Structure of Social Inconsistencies
    • In other words, the mutual tendings of all individuals in a given situation toward each other and'' toward a common object can be apprehended ''in toto by each actor.

    Verb

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    • Anagrams

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