The difference between Tend and To
Tend is also verb with the meaning: to kindle.
To is also preposition with the meaning: in the direction of, and arriving at.
To is also adverb with the meaning: toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
check bellow for the other definitions of Tend and To
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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.
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To as a preposition:
In the direction of, and arriving at.
Examples:
"We are walking to the shop."
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To as a preposition:
Examples:
"He devoted himself to education."
"They drank to his health."
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To as a preposition:
Examples:
"His face was beaten to a pulp."
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To as a preposition:
Examples:
"similar to ...'', ''relevant to ...'', ''pertinent to ...'', ''I was nice to him'', ''he was cruel to her'', ''I am used to walking."
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To as a preposition (obsolete):
As a.
Examples:
"With God to friend'' (with God as a friend); ''with The Devil to fiend'' (with the Devil as a foe); ''lambs slaughtered to lake'' (lambs slaughtered as a sacrifice); ''took her to wife'' (took her as a wife); ''was sold to slave'' (was sold as a slave)."
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To as a preposition (arithmetic):
Examples:
"one to one'' = 1:1"
"ten to one'' = 10:1."
"I have ten dollars to your four."
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To as a preposition (arithmetic):
.
Examples:
"Three squared or three to the second power is nine."
"Three to the power of two is nine."
"Three to the second is nine."
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To as a preposition:
Examples:
"I gave the book to him."
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To as a preposition (time):
Preceding.
Examples:
"ten to ten'' = 9:50; ''We're going to leave at ten to (the hour)."
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To as a preposition:
Examples:
"Anyone could do this job; there's nothing to it."
"There's a lot of sense to what he says."
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To as a preposition (Canada, UK, Newfoundland, West Midlands):
At.
Examples:
"Stay where you're to and I'll come find you, b'y."
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To as an adverb:
Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.
Examples:
"Please push the door to."
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To as an adverb (nautical):
Into the wind.
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To as an adverb: