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Contending vs Tending - What's the difference?

contending | tending |

As verbs the difference between contending and tending

is that contending is while tending is .

As nouns the difference between contending and tending

is that contending is contention while tending is action of the verb to tend .

contending

English

Verb

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    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • contention
  • *
    • in the midst of some contendings in the Church, about the government of his house

    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.

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