The difference between Look after and Tend
When used as verbs, look after means to watch or protect, whereas tend means to kindle.
check bellow for the other definitions of Look after and Tend
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Look after as a verb (transitive, idiomatic):
To watch or protect; to keep safe.
Examples:
"He asked me to look after his daughter while he was away."
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Look after as a verb (dated):
To expect.
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Look after as a verb (dated):
To seek or search for.
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Tend as a verb (transitive, now, _, chiefly, _, dialectal):
To kindle; ignite; set on fire; light; inflame; burn.
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Tend as a verb (legal, Old English law):
To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
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Tend as a verb (followed by a to infinitive):
To be likely, or probable to do something, or to have a certain characteristic.
Examples:
"They tend to go out on Saturdays."
"It tends to snow here in winter."
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Tend as a verb (with to):
To look after (e.g. an ill person.)
Examples:
"We need to tend to the garden, which has become a mess."
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Tend as a verb:
To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard.
Examples:
"Shepherds tend their flocks."
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Tend as a verb:
To wait (upon), as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend.
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Tend as a verb (obsolete):
To await; to expect.
Examples:
"rfquotek Shakespeare"
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Tend as a verb (obsolete):
To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.
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Tend as a verb (transitive, nautical):
To manage (an anchored vessel) when the tide turns, to prevent it from entangling the cable when swinging.