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Tending vs Accustomed - What's the difference?

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Tending is a related term of accustomed.


As verbs the difference between tending and accustomed

is that tending is while accustomed is (accustom).

As a noun tending

is action of the verb to tend .

As an adjective accustomed is

familiar through use; usual; customary.

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

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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    accustomed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Familiar through use; usual; customary.
  • * An accustomed action - Shakespeare, Macbeth, V-v
  • Inured to; adapted to existing conditions.
    • accustomed to walking long distances
    accustomed to cold
  • (obsolete) Frequented by customers
  • * A well accustomed shop - Smollett

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (accustom)