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Tend vs Often - What's the difference?

tend | often |


As a verb 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 adverb often is

frequently, many times.

Tend vs Tend - What's the difference?

tend | tend |


In transitive now _ chiefly _ dialectal terms the difference between tend and tend

is that tend is to kindle; ignite; set on fire; light; inflame; burn while tend is to kindle; ignite; set on fire; light; inflame; burn.

In old english law lang=en terms the difference between tend and tend

is that tend is to make a tender of; to offer or tender while tend is to make a tender of; to offer or tender.

In followed by a to infinitive terms the difference between tend and tend

is that tend is to be likely, or probable to do something, or to have a certain characteristic while tend is to be likely, or probable to do something, or to have a certain characteristic.

In with to terms the difference between tend and tend

is that tend is to look after (e.g. an ill person. while tend is to look after (e.g. an ill person..

In obsolete terms the difference between tend and tend

is that tend is to be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to while tend is to be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.

In transitive nautical terms the difference between tend and tend

is that tend is to manage (an anchored vessel) when the tide turns, to prevent it from entangling the cable when swinging while tend is to manage (an anchored vessel) when the tide turns, to prevent it from entangling the cable when swinging.

Tend vs Res - What's the difference?

tend | res |


As a verb 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 a symbol res is

(label) (l).

Tend vs Desire - What's the difference?

tend | desire |


As verbs the difference between tend and desire

is that 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) while desire is .

Tend vs Confine - What's the difference?

tend | confine |


As a verb 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 confine is

stale.

Tend vs Towards - What's the difference?

tend | towards |


In obsolete terms the difference between tend and towards

is that tend is to be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to while towards is near; at hand; in state of preparation; toward.

As a verb tend

is to kindle; ignite; set on fire; light; inflame; burn.

As a preposition towards is

variant of toward.

As an adverb towards is

in the direction of something (indicated by context).

As an adjective towards is

near; at hand; in state of preparation; toward.

Tend vs Tends - What's the difference?

tend | tends |


As verbs the difference between tend and tends

is that tend is to kindle; ignite; set on fire; light; inflame; burn while tends is third-person singular of tend.

Tend vs Herd - What's the difference?

tend | herd |


As verbs the difference between tend and herd

is that tend is to kindle; ignite; set on fire; light; inflame; burn while herd is to unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company.

As a noun herd is

a number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper.

Tend vs Nurse - What's the difference?

tend | nurse |


In nautical|lang=en terms the difference between tend and nurse

is that tend is (nautical) to manage (an anchored vessel) when the tide turns, to prevent it from entangling the cable when swinging while nurse is (nautical) a lieutenant or first officer who takes command when the captain is unfit for his place.

As verbs the difference between tend and nurse

is that 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) while nurse is to breast feed.

As a noun nurse is

(archaic) a wet-nurse.

Tend vs Preference - What's the difference?

tend | preference |


As a verb 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 a noun preference is

preference.

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