tend
gb/tˈɛnd/ us/tˈɛnd/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 900
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำกริยา
B1
action
1
Be likely or inclined
To usually act in a certain way or usually be a certain type of person or thing.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone/something] tends to [verb]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'tend to' with 'try to'. 'Tend to' means something happens often or naturally, not that someone is making an effort.
คำพ้องความหมาย
be inclined (Slightly more formal; emphasizes a leaning toward a behavior.)
|
be likely (Focuses more on probability than habitual behavior.)
คำตรงข้าม
avoid (Deliberately not doing something; opposite of having a tendency toward it.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
tend to avoid
|tend to be
|tend to focus
|tend to happen
|tend to occur
หัวข้อ
behavior
|habits
|psychology
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- People tend to eat more during the holidays.
- Cats tend to sleep most of the day.
- He tends to forget names easily.
- The weather tends to be rainy in April.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I tend to wake up early.
- She tends to speak very fast.
- They tend to eat dinner late.
- It tends to rain in the spring.
คำกริยา
A2
action
2
Take care of
To help or look after a person, animal, or thing.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to tend [someone/something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse this meaning with 'tend to' meaning 'be likely to'. Context and object presence clarify usage.
คำพ้องความหมาย
care for (Common and neutral; interchangeable in many cases.)
|
look after (Informal; common in everyday speech.)
คำตรงข้าม
neglect (Failing to give proper care or attention.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
tend the garden
|tend the sick
|tend animals
|tend the fire
หัวข้อ
daily life
|health
|work
|daily_life
|relationships
ตัวอย่าง
- Nurses tend patients with great compassion.
- He spent the afternoon tending his garden.
- She tends her elderly father every day.
- Farmers must tend their crops carefully.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I tend my plants every morning.
- She tends her baby with love.
- He tends the fire to keep it warm.
- They tend the animals on the farm.
คำกริยา
B2
action
3
Move toward a state
To slowly go toward a certain state or condition.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[something] tends toward [noun/adjective]
คำพ้องความหมาย
lean toward (Informal; suggests preference or inclination.)
|
gravitate toward (More formal; emphasizes natural movement toward something.)
คำตรงข้าม
diverge from (Move away from a particular direction or state.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
tend toward optimism
|tend toward violence
|tend toward minimalism
หัวข้อ
change
|trends
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Her paintings tend toward abstract styles.
- The discussion tended toward politics by the end of the evening.
- The climate here tends toward dryness.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- My taste in music tends toward jazz.
- The talks tend toward friendly topics.
- The weather tends toward hot summers.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
tend
IPA
GB/tˈɛnd/
US/tˈɛnd/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
tend (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (tend)
รูปคำ
Verb
- Base: tend
- 3rd Person Singular: tends
- Present Participle: tending
- Past: tended
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
tends
verb
tending
verb
tended
verb
Core family
tendency
noun B1
Negative and opposite forms
untended
adjective
Advanced or less common
tendentious
adjective
tendentiously
adverb
วลีและสำนวน
tend bar
1/tˈɛnd bˈɑɹ/
fixed phrase
Serve drinks at a bar
To work serving drinks in a bar.
ตัวอย่าง
- He tended bar at a local pub during college.
- She has been tending bar for over ten years.
tend the garden
1/tˈɛnd ðə ɡˈɑɹdən/
fixed phrase
Care for a garden
To look after plants in a garden and keep them healthy.
ตัวอย่าง
- Every morning, he tends the garden before breakfast.
- They spent the weekend tending the garden for spring planting.
tend to do something
1/tˈɛnd tə dˈu sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Usually do something
To often do something in certain situations.
ตัวอย่าง
- I tend to forget names if I don’t write them down.
- She tends to get nervous before big meetings.