Dictionary entryCEFR B1verb
tend
IPA pronunciation: /tend/
Listen to the pronunciationRussian meaning
иметь тенденцию, склоняться
English definition
To often behave in a particular way or have a particular characteristic.
Example
People tend to eat more in winter.
Collocations
- tend to agree
- tend to forget
- tend to be
- tend towards
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